I used one of the Rem 600's in Alaska when they first came out. I was a Weather Officer with the USAF stationed at Elmendorf AFB and had a lot of time to hunt.

Worked great on several large moose, more than a few caribou, several black bear and 2 brown bear --- all back before they went to alternate years etc and you could get a nice brown bear hunt for less than a $1000 (if you were a resident)...for me it was almost the perfect rifle for Alaska.

I also used one on my 1st safari to Zim and took plainsgame up to the size of kudu and waterbuck with no problem...nothing took more than one shot and nothing ran very far.

I can't think of a better elk rifle if you shoot at reasonable ranges...and I do.