I never said that you had, I was just making a point. There are people out there that can not handle a heavy 30-06. They might not be on this board, but they are out there. I quoted you cause you said a 30-06 is a minimum. After a 30-06 it pretty much goes to magnums and bigbores. There is the 8x57 = obscure, 338-06 = only Weatherby is loading finally, 358 Win. = obscure, 35 Rem = very limited range, 35 Whelen = not factory loaded, 358 Win = obscure. There just isn' t many choices for the
sensative hunter after the 30-06.
Sorry, didn' t meat to ruffle your feathers.
By the way, my plastic coffee mug works great. LOL
You' re right the 338-06 is excelent elk medicine. My next rifle is going to be a 338 of some kind just haven' t decided which one yet.