The reason I brought up Barnes is here in CA. , if you get drawn you have to use a non lead bullet and next year all hunting has to use non lead. I did manage to scrounge up ten boxes of Federal Premium 140 grain triple shock 7-08's. They are hollow point so I'm not to sure using them on Elk sized animals but they are a go for Deer and Pigs.
The hollow point is the way these bullets are designed to help open the nose... . They will not explode like lead core bullets. You have to completely forget every thing you know about lead core bullets when using any of the homogeneous copper bullets.. Think of the Barnes , Hornady & other brand copper bullets as solids with an expanding nose. The nose opens. The solid core penetrates.& drives the expanded nose. Super penetration.. Heavy muscle & bone, they punch thru. Use them on elk with confidence.
