Except for one 250 grainer in Nosler Partition, every elk taken (about 14) with 338's has been a 225. All have been bang/flops at ranges from 160 yards up to 580 yards. The only one that didn't exit was an SST and there were lots of pieces all over the wound channel. They do the job. Don't recall the range at which I took the elk with the SST but it was around 300 yards. I've never placed much importance on 'bullet performance'. If you got the elk quickly and humanely, the bullet and you did the job. It's really a matter of shooting and bullet placement. They'll all kill if you do your job.
