Quote Originally Posted by Bowtie View Post
Thanks for the replies, I shoot a 300 magnum as well but had a friend that is new to rifle hunting and I thought it might be a good caliber for new/younger hunters now that you can get a good selection of factory ammo and lower recoil.
6.8 is fine for elk, just look at the ballistics info and stay within it's limits. Any shot under 500yds will be perfectly fine. The round can probably out perform the guy behind the trigger.

A heavier caliber isn't any better if the shooter develops a heavy flinch and can't make a clean shot.