Well,I guess I'm fine since I won't be shooting anything at 700 yards. I was thinking more around a reasonable 400 yard max.In which case you might be better off shooting a low recoiling accurate gun than a magnum that caused you to flinch.

In either case I would rather hunt elk with a larger caliber,however if I had a 25-06 and just wanted to take it and I limited my range to about 300 yards,I have no doubt that a lung shot with the 25-06 would anchor an elk just as fast as a lung shot with a 300 win.

I would just have to be more careful about the shot and limit my distance. I would take a hard angle shot with a 338 win mag where I wouldn't with a 25-06,likely a close running shot would be the same,not with the 25-06, but yes with a larger caliber.