Eagle338,
Welcome to the board. I agree that the 270 is light for elk.
This is kind of an old topic by now and alot of time has passed since the time I posted the question, I think I should fill everyone in on what happened.

Jim (my buddy) has only hunted deer. He never shot more than he had to. He was very stingey about ammo, and is a good shot. He only had a 270, and wanted to hunt elk. Got in contact with the first outfitter he saw and then realized he had no idea how to hunt elk. Bad outfitter, and light gun means we need a new plan. So we got a new outfitter and he finaly got a new gun. He mainly hunts deer and will be going on maybe one elk trip a year, so we decided on a 7mag. He got a remington 700 bdl in 7mag with a bushnell scope and he shoots it quite a bit. At least once a week. He has even taken up running to stay in shape. He'll be an elk hunter before long.

As for me, I sold my '06 and I'm looking to buy a new one with a wood stock. And I'm still tring to figure out what the heck a beaver jack is. It may be some sort of "flapjack" made with beaver meat? Breakfast of champions?

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