<BLOCKQUOTE id=quote<font size=1 face='Verdana, Arial, Helvetica' id=quote>quote:<hr height=1 noshade id=quote>There is no minimum caliber in Montana, Bigbulls ????????????? So lets just go out there with a 22 just because its okay. <hr height=1 noshade id=quote></BLOCKQUOTE id=quote></font id=quote><font face='Verdana, Arial, Helvetica' size=2 id=quote> Well lets get a grip here. The beginning question was is a .270 enough for elk, and yes it is more than enough. Maybe Montanna should adopt regulations that keeps stupid people from doing just that. And since you quoted the first part of that post what does a 12 year old boy or girl that can't handle the recoil from a 180gr 30/06 use on his or her first elk hunting trip. People have their own favorite minimum calibers for different game, but the fact is that any caliber / cartridge from a .243 on up will cleanly take elk all day long as long as the hunter respects his and the guns limitations. Choose a cartridge, (one of probably at least 50 or so) practice and go hunting!