The 7mm rem mag is not a long range elk rifle. You can kill elk long range with the 7mm rem mag, 308, 30-06, 243 and about anything else with the right bullet and the perfect shot. The perfect shot doesn't happen very often from what I have seen in 40 years of hunting. What I have seen is a lot of wounded lost game from people thinking they can make the perfect shot all the time. If you are going to hunt elk long range gt a large caliber rifle 338 or larger with a big 30 as minimum. You will not lose as much game and have much better success on your hunt.