I bought a Ruger tang safety model 77 in 7mm Rem Mag at 17 knowing it was a good elk caliber even though deer hunting was all it did for 23 years. After 30 deer & 7 elk it sits in the safe these days in favor of a bet up old 300 Weatherby Vanguard. I bought it as an extra rifle I wouldn’t mind leaving in a truck all day miles from where I was hunting. The extra oomph of a 180 grain TTSX going about 3200FPS is very nice to have and it is the 1st string elk rifle. My Zeiss conquest 3-15 Z800 matches trajectory exactly all the way out to 800 yards so no guessing or dialing required very quick on longer shots.
