RE: Why are the Magnum elk hunters the bad guys???
.30-06 for Whitetail deer for years and on occasion .243.
.300 WM for a 300 yd shot at a mature Elk has been to ticket more than once for me.
I make no apologies.
I think people who like to be minimalists are more about stroking their own egos more than anything. So, they say, "I only needed a bah bah bah... to shoot my Elk, deer, bear, etc."
I say let them do as they want, as long as it's legal and ethical. I believe in doing what it takes to make it an ethical hunt, minimize the chance of a wounded, not found animal, without blowing the crap out of it.
These are the tools that work for me. If someone doesn't like it, too bad. That's your problem. Don't waste your and mine time with your self-righteous rants based upon your own biases.