Do you need an super duper magnum for elk?

No. Medium duper, normal duper and any well placed shot with a 100gr or larger bullet traveling at an adequate rate of speed will do it. Eg people killing bull elk with 100gr archery broadheads.
 
No. Medium duper, normal duper and any well placed shot with a 100gr or larger bullet traveling at an adequate rate of speed will do it. Eg people killing bull elk with 100gr archery broadheads.

really don’t want to compare archery and bullets.

they both kill by blood loss but there are tons of differences in the wound/damage.
 
You do not need a world shattering magnum with the energy of a howitzer to drop elk....

not my elk.....just a friend.

174 yards. 8 3/8”
357 magnum. 158 xtp. Impact velocity would be about 1100fps.
1 well placed vital shot. View attachment 154265

I've been known to use and like smaller calibers/cartridges for hunting. But i'm not sure I'd have tried an elk with a .357 Mag. Well done!!
 
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