royinidaho, I agree completely. I wasn't looking for a .270 WSM, but the rifle itself was precisely what I would have ordered. After researching the round it seemed apparent it was virtually identical to the 7 mag, my favorite round.
Between the elk I've shot, and several hundred more I've guided to, or packed out over the past 30+ years, I've come to the conclusion the big magnums are just not necessary to kill elk, unless shots are at extended ranges, let's say past 5-600 yards. I also don't take shots that are bad angles. Growing up we were taught to take only broadside shots, or shots at moderate angles. IME, bullet weight and construction are more important than a magnum to provide all the penetration necessary for even bad angle shots at the ranges most elk are killed- 200 yards or less.
The 1098 yard elk was taken with a 7 rem mag shooting 180 gr Berger HVLD's. That rifle was not built for elk, I had it built for long range marmots.