I think Jeff hit the nail on the head. I have never shot an Elk so that was one of the reasons I asked here. I have had people tell me that a .25-06 is too small at any range (and again this is from someone who has never shot one) to which I say is BS. I always thought a .25-06, .260 and 7mm-08 would be fine to 400 yards and since the 6.5 is a little smaller I was wondering if he was stretching it too far. I am sure someone out there regularly whacks them with a .22-250 AI at 500 plus yards.
