Great advice. While there are definitely cartridges that will be viewed as superior for elk, any .308 and/or 30/06 with proper bullets/loads and bullet placement can be a very good tool for dispatching an elk. Plus, both the .308 AND the 30/06 can and will serve you well for countless other tasks.

I used to lean towards the 30/06, but recently I'm getting the short-action bug. I love short, lightweight rifles for the kind of swamp, short-range hunting I mostly do, so I'm shopping for a .308 or one of it's variants.