ORIGINAL: wjyarkiell
the 300 win mag is not needed for hunting. yea it might be nice to be able to shoot elk at 500+ yards or so, but come on who actually will take a shot at 500+ yards at an elk while still hunting fair chase? Most hunters wont shoot anything past 200 yards, or that is the preferable range, or closer. Any elk at 300 yards will go down to an '06 just fine, provided good shot placement. the 30-06 has been doing it for... oh almost 109 years now, i think it will be just fine.
300 is not needed for hunting ? Actually, neither is a 30-06, if you want to go to that extreme.if you are hunting deer and Elk, just get into bow range and all you need is a 22 Mag. , or if you prefer 200 yards or under, why use anymore than a 243?