Your 100% correct, no one needs a 378 wby to hunt elk,
theres absolutely no need for anything larger than a 35 whelen or a 338 win mag
, Ive seen both used extensively, and effectively for decades, as I have seen other people use and have used my 340 and 300 wby.....
.and Ive used a marlin 45/70,and 35 whelen and 375 H&H.
my hunting partner for decades used nothing but a 358 win BLR,
thats not really debatable , As theres far too many guys using a 270 win or 308 win to kill deer and elk very convincingly.
that does nothing at all for the fact that a few of us,(some guys might say rifle looneys) are big bore rifle enthusiasts
Ive also hunted with a 375 H&H on many hunts, the head stamp has little to do with how effective a rifle is ,
provided its producing enough power to punch through to games vitals , from all reasonable angles and ranges.
but theres something about a big bore rifle that intrigues ,and seems to call out too, some of us.
Ive yet to see anything drop elk faster than a 340 wby, but that has certainly not limited my choices in rifles or calibers that Ive tried over the decades either.
Last edited by hardcastonly; 11-13-2018 at 12:10 PM.