My last elk (and it was truly my last elk) I killed with a 150 grain Nosler Partition and 49 grains of IMR-4350 with a MV of slightly over 2700 fps. The cow went maybe 50 yards before dropping with both lungs out of action. No bullet found and it still may be going. grin

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Shew me thy ways, O LORD: teach me thy paths.
"there are few better cartridges on Earth than the 7 x 57mm Mauser"
"the .30 Springfield is light, accurate, penetrating, and has surprising stopping power"