Originally Posted by Mule Deer
In my experience the .505 Gibbs is an absolute minimum for elk, but only when loaded to the max with monolithic bullets.

The .505 Gibbs is a good cartridge but,for elk I like the .500 A2 or its little brother the .495 A2.

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