Of the elk I've killed, I can think of only one shot I wouldn't have taken with the 243 - the rest would have been just as dead had I been using a 243. I'd not feel handicapped or under-gunned were I told I could only elk hunt with a 243 the rest of my life.
But I'm not from Iowa...
“Perfection is Achieved Not When There Is Nothing More to Add, But When There Is Nothing Left to Take Away” Antoine de Saint-Exupery
