Ok everyone I was merely making a observation that I do think has enough validity to be brought up. Of course you can hunt elk with a .270 but when going for such big game A larger caliber does make since, and of course your friend does not have this option so he must be aware of the need for a well placed shot. I could kill a elk with a .22 if it were legal with one shot also. But as we all know when hunting and dealing with wild animals our shots sometimes can be slightly missed placed, and when that every once in a while comes into play it is nice to have a little more knocking power. I can see there are allot of .270 fans here and I am not trashing the rifle I think its a great flat shooting cartridge and has it's place. And as far as the partition goes Its not techinically a hollow point I suppose I don't know what you would call it and do not have the time to look it up. But I used such a term because I beilive the design is imposed on a hollow core principle well retaining the solid core perfomance. And I do not shot partition in my .270 but thought they made such a grain for it but I am sure the 160 simi spitzer is readly availble. And would shoot such a animal if I was going with the .270 for a elk round.
But what do I know.
GameHunter