Took my elk this year with the 142 ABLR from my 264. First shot went through both shoulders. Had to give him a second one that nicked a twig and entered the ham, through the hip and stopped inside his left shoulder. What was left of the bullet weighed in a 59.9 gr.
Figured after traveling through about 4-5' of elk, that wasn't too bad.
Bbear,
As long as a bullet will penetrate shoulders I'm happy ☺
About how far away do you figure the elk was?
Trystan