You and me both.....I’ve never seen anyone use an elk gun on hogs
But hey whatever
It’s like my 54 jaeger on white tails
I’ve yet have one go over 25 yards after being hit
My son prefers 45-70 for woods deer same reason
I’m a .45-70 fan myself: big bullet = big hole, low velocity, not a lot of tissue damage, but the critters drop when they’re hit.