My father hunts and shoots a 257 Weatherby Magnum. Hand loads Barnes bullets at max velocity. He is a very good shot. A few years ago in Arizona he had to shoot a bull elk that was about 120 yards away 5 times!! So my question is are those Barnes petals shearing off and the slug acting like a solid? Because when I butchered it they were all exit wounds. At what, 3300 fps or so are those 115 grain slugs that did zip right thru that bull just act like solids? I also hunt with a 257 from time to time. I use the now discontinued Federal Premium 257 Weatherby Magnum 115 grain Trophy Bonded Bearclaw. An uber awesome bullet IMHO. And I have never had crapass performance like my fathers results. Just doing some wondering. I've never got stellar groups when I tried using Barnes bullets so I don't use them. For elk I'm a Swift A-Frame guy.
What did the insides look like and where did he hit him? A lot of times Elk refuse to believe they are dead even when hit very hard
