The 150 partition has killed a lot of elk and with a well placed shot your friend will have no trouble downing his animal. I spent the first 5 years of my elk hunting career using a .243 and never tracked an elk more than 100 yds. Your friend is just going to have to be ethical about his shot and not try and shoot cross country with the .270. my 2 cents
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