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I guess the deeper question here is the suitability of 30-06 for elk. I am guessing the increased diameter of the other 2 makes little to no difference. I read an article recently on Elk hunting, and I forget who the author was. He mentioned a quartering away elk at 300 yards, and the need for a bigger cartridge to punch through, esp if its stomach is full. He did not outright say it, but he thought a 338 win mag was a good place to start, and that an 06 is marginal. Got me thinking, but methinks he may be slightly overfilled with ummmm organic fertilizer.