3” at 100 yards isn’t that bad given the size of an elks vital area.
My daughters use 80 grains of BH209 with a saboted 250 grain bullet for deer, that works fine out to 100ish yards. A full bore bullet would be somewhat heavier than that I think?
She couldn't handle the recoil of that load, it was 125 grains of BH209 and a 250 grain Aeroflite bullet. At 90 grains that bullet had a lot larger grouping closer around 5" at 100 yards. Plus I maxed out my elevation adjustment and still the group was about 16" low at 100.
