I appreciate the feedback from all of you, as well as the welcoming comments from some of you. I am going to do more exploring with the NAB as it's one I haven't shot and am curious to see how it groups out of my rifle. Seems like a very well constructed bullet and like many have been happy with it's performance on elk.

I am also curious to see how the Hornady EDL-X 178 grain bullet shoot.

bsa1917hunter - looks like you're a Hornady guy from your profile display. Do you have thoughts on the EDL-X and if they're suited well for elk hunting? Anyone have experience with the EDL-X on Elk? Does the bullet stay together? Decent weight retention? Let say it shoots like a dream from my rifle.....do I use it for elk? Can I trust that even if it hits a shoulder it'll get into the vitals?