While I've taken more elk with my 7mm RM than any other cartridge (and most of them put together), at 400 yards max I would be perfectly comfortable hunting them with a 6.5CM, 7mm-08, 280 Rem, 280AI, 308 Win or 30-06. Of course the 6.5PRC, 7mm RM and 300WM would be perfectly acceptable too, as would a 338WM and a bunch of other cartridges.
If you are looking for something new, wait until the 7mm PRC rifles and ammo become available this fall. 180g bullet at 2950fps, 2000fps and 1600fpe at 910 yards. I have a bunch of "elk" rifles but I've been waiting for the 7mm PRC for several years and have a donor Savage action and stock waiting for a pre-threaded barrel now that the 7mm PRC specs have been announced.
Coyote Hunter - NRA Patriot Life, NRA Whittington Center Life, GOA, DAD - and I VOTE!
No, I'm not a Ruger bigot - just an unabashed fan of their revolvers, M77's and #1's.
