I rest my case ...prime example of a poorly placed shots performance blamed on the bullet...face it dude ya gut shot it!!! the .340 would not have fared any better with such a poor shot choice!! Shooting an animal angling towards you behind the shoulder is not going to hit the heart and at best only one lung!
This thread should be in the comics section, there is nothing wrong with a .270 for elk! it is not to small it is NOT marginal... you boys here have been sold a bill of goods by all the professional hunters out there it aint funny!!!! I bet most of them hunted for years with a 06 or .270 before the gun manufacturers gave them a big magnum bangnum and said here have this and tell everyone to use it so we can sell some more guns!!!! I would not for a minute hesitate to use a .270 Weatherby or for that matter a.257 Weatherby on a elk