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one of the guys in our ELK camp (arthor) has frequently used a HORNADY 150 grain loaded over 55 grains of IMR 4831 and a 215 fed primer in his ruger #1 rifle
It kills ELK just fine and hes killed more than just a couple, Ive dressed out several hes shot, and if you do the bullet placement correctly the bullet will work fine.
it won,t knock them nearly instantly senceless in most cases but its 100% fatal.
he says he has rarely seen an ELK fail to run with a heart/lung shot but they seldom go more than 40-60 yards