I AM NOT SAYING THAT YOU CANT SHOOT AN ELK ADEQUATELY WITH A 270 OR A 270WSM.

WHAT I AM SAYING IS THAT THERE ARE BETTER CALIBERS FOR ELK OUT THERE.

The reason he knew he hit the vitals is because there was a lung shot and the other guy shot it and hit it in the spine and then one in the neck once the animal was down. They field dressed the animal and there were three holes. Lungs, my friends shot, Spine, which disabled the animal from moving, idiot shot, and neck, idiot shot. He was there when they field dressed the animal, He hit it in the lungs and bedded the bullet in the opposite shoulder. They shot it in the spine and then finished it in the neck. Pretty cut and dry.