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You must have some of those 'modern Elk' that have learned how to grow Kevlar plating...

Probably more Elk (and other large big game) have been taken with the .270/.30-06 class cartridges than everything else combined.

Good shot placement at reasonable ranges and using quality controlled expansion bullets are the most important factors.

Over the years I've owned rifles that used a wide range of cartridges, but now I only use 2 rifles for everything from large varmints through large critters that might want to bite me; a Win M70 .30-06 and a Win M70 .375 H&H.

Guess I just like to keep things simple and if I can't get the job done with either my 30-06 or 375 H&H I won't be able to get it done with any other cartridge.

For Elk I would probably use my 375 H&H just because I enjoy shooting it so much, but I wouldn't feel one bit 'under gunned' using my 30-06 loaded with 180gr Partitions.