Hunterbug,
I believe the 25 06 will do the job quartering away at 300 yards...but I'd much rather be a good enough hunter to get with in 100 yards myself-out to 250+ yards it kind of becomes a shoot instead of a hunt, no?
Yes, but if you get a shot at a bull elk on a self-guided hunt on public land you'd better take it. Most of the time a shot opportunity lasts only a couple of seconds and getting closer isn't possible. Also if you take a quartering away shot at an elk the bullet will have to penetrate at least two feet through a wet bale of hay to reach the heart/lungs.
I usually hunt with a muzzleloader but when I hunt with a rifle I take a .338WM and shoot 225gr SAFs. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
