Originally Posted by tmax264
The elk I shot with a 165 partition out of an '06 thought it was enough at 535 yards. He shuddered, took 2 steps and rolled down the hill towards me about 15 yds. I had been practicing out close to that range so it wasn't all luck. Never recovered the bullet to see how it performed. ;-)


With that result why would you need to recover the bullet. Dead elk at your feet equals great performance.


Keep your powder dry and stay frosty my friends.