I like the magnums, but much of the time it is as others have said.. The .30-06 is all that most hunters ever need, and will kill most of the elk we shoot.. When I was younger, elk meat was important to my family budget.. Many of the elk I killed in those days could have been taken with the old 06, but quite a few were shot at 450-600 yards.. These were the days when I needed meat, time was short, and elk hard to come by.. I haven't shot an elk at over a three hundred yards since I retired 20 years ago.. I have a nice little Remington 06 that I have been carrying the few days I hunted elk this year, so I think you will be well served with the old 06.. If the chance for a long shot is there, load a 165 Accubond or a similar bullet, if not 200 grain bullets are great also..
