Yeah, I was kind of the same way--until I watched my wife shoot a huge cow in the heavy bone just above the shoulder joint a couple years ago, the elk standing quartering toward us at around 250 yards. At the shot the cow stumbled maybe 20-25 and keeled over, obviously dead on its feet.
The bullet was a 130-grain TTSX from a .308, started at around 2850 fps (about like most 150-grain .308 factory loads. It smashed through the middle of the bone, and was found under the hide toward the rear of the ribs on the other side.
MD,
No doubt the 130 TTSX works like heavier lead core bullets on game. I have loaded some 150 TTSX in .308W but haven’t used them on game. The M700 ADL has been a safe queen for too many seasons. I’m playing with 139 and 145 gr LRX in my 7x57 right now and will use which ever one shoots best at the highest velocity. I’m hoping the 145 shoots as well in the M70 featherweight as it does in the Savage I recently acquired. Happy Trails
