BeaverJack, that was exactly the point that I was trying to make with my first post. It is certainly not for the majority of folks out there but in the right hunters hands it would be an effective elk cartridge.
They unnerstand the limitations of their weapon........Show me a 30-30 hunter that stalks within 20 yards an' only shoots at a clear target (like a bow hunter) an' I' ll say that feller has the makins of a real hunter. Show me one who tries to use it like a 7 mag an' I' ll show you somebody raised up on innernet hunting forums instead of the real world.
Much like bow hunting and muzzle loader hunting, they would need to have the dicipline to pick their shots and respect the range limitations that he or she would be imposing on themselves. Essentially they would be ML hunting with a center fire rifle.