Do you "think" a 2600fps launch is going to zook a 180 at 15yds?
Actually, I don't "think", I know. I had the opportunity to pop a couple of pigs that made the mistake of trying to cross our line of fire while shooting a Tikka 7mm-08 using 180 grain ELD-Ms (MV of 2578) on some distant steel. The shot was about 65 yards and I hit pretty square on the shoulder. The bullet exploded on impact. The only reason we got that pig was a follow up shot that hit the spine from my buddy. Upon inspection of the dead pig, the ELD-M only had about 3 inches of penetration and the only internal damage to the hog was some bone fragments and lead slivers in one lung. It may or may not have died and we certainly wouldn't have recovered it without that second shot.
Now, I realize that a hog is not an elk, but elk are pretty damn tough too and I would not want to shoot one at 20 yards with a Match bullet. The 175 grain ELD-X bullet would be a better choice if looking for a high BC 7mm bullet.
