I seen what surestrike described on several occassions. Mostly good advice 'bout elk bullets here. I'd jus' add thet the 200 would be my choice in a 300 mag. Onliest reason I see to use a mag over an '06 is to push a bigger bullet. The 180 is good in an' '06, the 200 would be my choice fer a 300 mag. I'd also stick with a partition of bear claw or somethin' tuff. You'd be surprised at the percent of elk taken at less than 100 yards. A fragile bullet ain't gonna punch thru like you want.

BJ