So very True

I shot most of my elk in CO with my 30-06 using 150 grain Barnes TSX reloads. The last few years I went I used a 300WSM, 165 grain Barnes TSX bullets. I had won it in a gun raffle. Closest shot was about 100 yards. Farthest around 250. Didn't see a lot of difference in killing power between the two calibers. Shot placement is the most important.

When I was looking for an elk rifle I was surprised to see how much respect the 308 received for its size in the recommendations.

Favorite is 300 win and have shot elk to 450 yards. But ive hunted with .308, .270 , 30.06 and been successful. I like Barnes bullets , not a fan of the partition especially at close range and hitting bone. But we did recover the elk after a long tracking job

I love my .338

270 WSM with Barnes 140gr TSX. Regardless of caliber, I personally would never shoot an elk or moose with a lead bullet. They dissipate way to much energy on impact. Naturally a perfect shot and you could drop one with a 22lr. But the solid coppers carry so much more energy through the animal and do a lot more damage to the vitals.

.54 PRB 95gr FFF

What?

My .284 Winchester and a 139 gr BTSP , or in heavy timber a .300 Weatherby mag or a .338 Winchester mag all 3 will do wonders on a elk when given a chance .

lead bullets fragment. On impact the tissue absorbs a lot of energy as the bullet fragments and you’ll find the fragments remain in the muscle tissue. Monolithic bullets like the Barnes Copper bullets still expand but rarely break or fragment. The bullet carries much more energy all the way through. The most impressive part is looking at vital organs on more marginal shots. Whitetail I shot that only had one lung lobe shot through looked as if someone took a baseball bat to the lungs, heart,…. Never had fragmenting bullets do that much damage

I’d take a partition over an ELDX any day. I do like Barnes very much but have zero issues shooting lead tip bullets for elk, deer or whatever.

I purchased a Ruger M77 in a .280 caliber I mostly bought it as a sunny fair weather stand hunting collectors item gun I thought I already had the gun that would be my go to deer hunting gun for the rest of my days of deer hunting That was also a Ruger 77 But in a different caliber I killed my first deer with the 280 on the first hunt I used it to hunt It was a tough shot that did not allow much time to think about it So on the first time using that gun t to hunt I made a tough shot on a deer And it was the first of quite a few more over the next 25 or so The gun was a great fit and that made it easy to get on the deer quickly And that made it possible to get a good shot The caliber had little to no recoil which was another reason it was fun to hunt t with I had no intention to ever use it much or perhaps more than a few times when I bought it But once I had some success with it I just could not bring myself to not take it most of the hunts I was on during my hunting days And consider myself blessed to have been given many great hunts and part o f them was possible because I had a gun that made it possible ric olsen and others have said find a gun you like and shoot well and the go enjoy yourself

With the partitions I know where
they are going and what they do when they get there.
Heard good things with some the alphabet bullets
but can't remember their call sign
when buying.
The "research" om the maker's blog
doesn't work for me.

Edit. I've not chased elk
just love the discussion by all.
Another wish for the Whelen