I want to be clear, i would never suggest using one for elk is a good idea. I probably would not advise using a 6.5x55 for moose either but i am open to the discussion. Probably because it is my favorite caliber and a pleasure to shoot.
Shooting bison from hundreds of yards away with a 45/70 is not what i would think of as hunting either. Letting a creature like that wander around till it falls over from blood loss was not a hunt. It was a slaughter and not done by what i consider a ethical hunter. He was an executioner in my book sent to deprive the natives of a food source.
I guess what i keep trying to justify ( or not justify) is a good shooter with a 243 or 6mm vs a poor shooter with a 300 Win Mag. Neither is the ideal solution but there are people that simply dont tolerate recoil very well.
This makes a cut and dry answer for every hunter a bit hard to swallow. Knowing your limits and the limits of your caliber will likely lead to a better answer for you.
Last edited by Gm54-120; 06-19-2014 at 02:19 PM.