I am not planning on using the said rifle for elk hunting, but rather I just want to know peoples opinion on it. The thought has crossed my mind though since it is the most comforatable rifle to carry for extended periods that I have. Where we will be hunting elk next weekend is very brushy and has little open terrain, so a brush gun would be ideal. Does it have enough power to take down an elk out to 100 yards? Or should I just stick with my .270 Winchester and use the 140 gr. Nosler ballistic tips that I worked up?