Would appreciate a detailed critique of the Berger performance.
I think he is expecting performance like a plasma rifle in the 40KW range.
Not at all. I just really hate it when a critter is bawling like this cow did, let alone with with a solid hit (possibly two) in the chest. This can happen with any bullet, but my experience with the bergers just isn't consistent.
YMMV.
We are victims of our bias and I read that you killed 3 out of 4 elk with a single bullet each out to 600yds and had finish one elk at 5 yards with a second.
Not all elk die with a single bullet and you seem to be doing fine.
I am failing to see the problem.