I know four guys that use the .35 Whelan here in Alaska. Every year they shoot moose and caribou and I believe all but a few caribou were taken under 400 yards. They all use the same 225 grain Accubond and powder charge.
Between the four of them in the last 10 years they have racked up a pretty big gut pile all combined. The early season big bull caribou this year was shot at 438 yards and was a first shot hit and a one shot kill. Every year most of the moose are one shot kills. Most of the shots are from tree stands looking over a very big swamp. Given all the moose and caribou they have shot I can't imagine that same load not being a hammer on elk.
