I think you are right about that. I trust the 30-06 to do a great job on Elk size game. I would however sure not complain if I had to use a 270. I am not the worlds best shot but I am very very good at the kinds of shots that I choose to take. There is no game animal that I must shoot and I will take only the shots that I know I can make. I know where that 06 will hit out to 300 yards. I have never stretched that range on any animal unless it was already hit by someone else. The reason for this is that I feel that on a animal, 300 yards is the limit on my ability to place a good shot under field shooting conditions. On targets? hell yes blaze away all you want. A guy isn't going to wound a target with a poor shot.