And now posters here are hereby informed that 6,5X55 Mauser is a "species appropriate" for moose, and thereby north american elk.

Would also add that both Scandinavian moose (the real elk(älg)) and northamerican "elk" are still just as easy to kill today as they were 100 or more years ago. All shooters needs to do is to be in suitable range with any decent rifle and put bullet in right place(s). Dudes with big magnums that kick snott out of shooter on each shot are folks that really need help. They would be much better off learning to shoot 6,5X55 Mauser, 7X57 Mauser, 30-30, 32 Special, 30-40 Krag, etc. accurately and keep shots under 200 yards. FYI, 32 Special was very popular elk rifle in Montana for my father's generation and many are still in use by their sons and grand sons each fall.

Niklas