I was an elk guide for 9 years and have hunted them for 45 years, and the 30-06 is an excellent elk cartridge if proper bullet is used. I am a Nosler Partion fan and prefer 180 grain in the 06. Any time you travel far or are in a deep camp a back-up firarms is advised. Cant count the number of broken scopes and guns I have witnessed. Acording to ballistics chart the 20 guage is coming up shy of nessasary killing power and range so I would suggest the 50. However I have never shot any big game with a 20 ga.
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