I have shot two eland, and used a 7mm Remington Magnum with 175-grain Nosler Partitions on both of them. One was standing 80 yards out and collapsed at the shot; the other was running at about 50 yards and went down before I could shoot again.
As JJ said, a .300 Winchester Magnum with 200-grain premium bullets would be a great combination for eland. I would use that combination on everything from grysbok to lion (where it is legal), and not mess around with different loads.
Someone above suggested that larger calibers would compensate for poor shooting. Wrong. Shot placement is everything, and most American hunters are not accustomed to shooting anything larger than a .338 and do not consistently shoot the bigger bores well.
Bill Quimby
