This is an interesting thread. A lot of huge magnums mentioned here, and also a lot of these posts talking about a max range of maybe 400 yards with those magnums. Hell boys, I can kill elk with my 270 past 400 yards! Why shoot a fire breathing magnum if you can't shoot it well enough to get the range advantage out of it? The very best elk cartridge in the world is quite simply the 7mm Remmy Mag. Why? Because it has all the power needed on any shot most hunters are ever going to take, and for those of us that learn and then practice enough for those 6 and 700 yard shots, it still does the job nicely. AND, it won't kick your pants off so most guys can actually learn to shoot it well... AND this is MY post so I can pick which ever one I want!
