Ok that makes more sense to me now. Of all those I killed except one, only ribs were hit. On a few I didn't even hit a rib going in.
That one was with a 175 Gr Round Nose. It broke the shoulder bone on the off side and I still got an exit, but the path went sharply downward, so I know the bullet turned in that last few inches and made an elongated hole in the hide about 2-1/2" long and 1 inch wide. Range was pretty close, about 50-60 yards I'd guess
Still,--- it did exit.
If I were to go back to those guns I am sure I too would probably stick with 160 and 175 grain Partitions for elk and stay with what I know works. But from the deer kills I have in my past I had no complaints against the Hornady 175s.
