RE: Best place to shoot an elk??
Manboy-- what is wrong with the 209 primer? What am I missing?
For the rest- I'll be taken to task, but for normal folks the neck shot is very risky. Hit well and you are fine. Hit low and you have throat,esophagus and a slow long death. Hit high and you may knock em down but find one getting up and leaving quickly with a flesh wound that will probably heal. Better chance of healing than the low neck shot.
Of course all that being said I've head shot most all of my meat game over the last 25-30 years with only one foul up.
On a good elk I'll take a 338 with 225 X and shoot for the offside joint of the shoulder blade and the bone below it. Correct height, good angle and may break the bull down right away.
Jeff