Originally Posted by Yoder409
Admitting right up front that Elks is the authority............the big bore Verminator........... I have knocked a few groundhogs down with my .375 Weatherby. Right in the same, approximate neighborhood as the Taylor and the Jeff. Terminal performance is predictable...........yet lacks the wow factor that one might initially think. My Swift with a 50 grain Ballistic Tip will next to tear a big groundhog in two when shot in the midsection.

This one was just over the 300 yard mark. 250 grain SGK leaving at just under 3100 fps.

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That's inspiring!

USMC Distinguished Marksman (Rifle)
USMC Distinguished Pistol Shot
CMP Distinguished .22 Pistol
Average hunter, at best... smile