My first elk kill was with a 243 lever action Browning which was a long time ago but now I find myself back using the same caliber but a different cartridge. The 6CM is my go to for everything.
Shot my first elk (a cow) with my Ruger #1 in 7 Rem Mag with a 139gr Barnes loaded to about 3200fps…last season I bought a Ruger m77 in 338 Win Mag…shooting 225gr Barnes ttsx at 2878fps…can wait to harvest one with that!