Years ago I hunted elk in heavy timber with a 7x57 loaded with 175gr NP's, broke bones, penetrated from any angle, killed elk and a few deer very easily.
Now I have a 7x57R in a nice combo gun, the 154gr Horn at 2600 fps seem to work just as well on deer as my 270 at under 300 yds. Can't say how the bullet looks as it has so far shot through everything, expanding well, DRT performance on 5 deer last year. Now, as to the 162gr Horn SST, I found it to be less than satisfactory falling apart quite easily and not nearly as accurate in my rifle as the 154gr.
I would be very happy to hunt elk with my 7x57R and 154gr Horn but would be a good bit more selective about shot angle than with my 9.3x62 and 286gr. NP's.
