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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Oklahomabassin" data-source="post: 4365552" data-attributes="member: 1546">I have killed 3 deer with my elk guns. One was a .300 RUM Sendero. It destroyed the both front shoulders, and had bruising in the front part of the backstrap. 168 grain matchking. (Load worked up from previous owner)A buck with .300 RUM, 180 grain Accubond. Hard quartered to me. Belly split open from hydrostatic pressure expansion ( I am guessing). Bullet was under hide in opposite side rear quarter. A doe with suppressed .300 Win mag, 180 grain accubond at 167 yards from a crossed leg sitting position. Head shot. Eyes bulged out, pushing anywhere on the head sounded like stirring macoroni and cheese. I killed a 2 elk with the .300 RUM. I killed 4 with the .300 Win. I have killed piles of deer with a .30-06 before getting into the 6.8 spc game. What I am saying is get the rifle that is chambered for what you are hunting majority of the time. No need for a heavier recoiling magnum elk rifle for deer hunting 90% of the time. The .308 and .30-06 will kill an elk just fine if you use a good bullet and put it in the vitals.</blockquote>