Like Brad, I'm sure it will work and know somebody who uses nothing else (with 120 Nosler partitions) and tags his elk every year--his wife used the same rifle successfully when she drew a Shiras moose tag. But he's an Idaho cowboy and can pick his shots. I have to fly, pay for out of state licenses and generally spend a bunch of time and money to hunt, so I would never limit myself to shots I could safely take with a .25-06. A .338 and 210 Noslers is about right. When you're from a a thousand miles away, there's no "next weekend" or "next split" if you have to pass an iffy shot. The temptation to go ahead and take a poke is mighty strong, and the consequences potentially mighty bad.

However, I do consider the .25-06 the absolute cat's a$$ for west Texas whitetails and antelope.

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