Elk are big. Elk are tough as hell. And elk live in the great wide open of the West. Those three things alone should give you a pretty good idea of what you need in a good elk cartridge. It should be ...

Elk are a big deal because they’re a big deer, and thus require big elk calibers. Elk carry enough venison on the hoof to suggest a big cartridge and big bullet. Use enough gun, enough caliber, and ...

A reader submitted a question to our weekly On The Gun newsletter (which you can sign up for here) about how to cope with recoil and cartridge selection. He described how he’s become recoil shy when ...

Kaela Steele used her .270 to take this cow elk with one shot. Happy New Year, everyone! Like no doubt many of you, 2024 was not the best year of my life and so far 2025 could look a bit more shiny, ...