No problem with the load per se. As others have said, lopes are pretty easy to get a bullet through.

As others have noted, the wind is a factor, and often drives my bullet selection more so than the critter for not only lopes, but mule deer as well on the plains.

One more thing to consider: while they don't offer much resistance for a bullet, they are one of the toughest little sumbitches if you hit them wrong. If you want to switch loads, pick one that can get through a shoulder.


Originally Posted by shrapnel
I probably hit more elk with a pickup than you have with a rifle.


Originally Posted by JohnBurns
I have yet to see anyone claim Leupold has never had to fix an optic. I know I have sent a few back. 2 MK 6s, a VX-6, and 3 VX-111s.