I’ve broken a leg & spine from a 270 lb boar at 513 yards, chest cavity of a big cow elk at 550 yards with a 190 grain TTSX from a 300 Weatherby on my longest shots. I’m still looking to recover one.

In my opinion you can certainly use softer more explosive bullets & get more spectacular results on deer, for elk I love the bone breaking full penetration the TTSX gives.