I prefer a little more exspansion.....
I would, too. With that said, it did the trick - and fast. Largest expanded diameter I can measure is 0.46 inches. As those petals were folding back that would be larger, of course.
Can't see getting much performance down to 1600fps as some have said Barnes specifies on these. I haven't looked to verify that claim so who knows if it's true.
I would also add that on larger game or if I thought the chance of losing an animal in cover was greater than it was here I wouldn't intentionally take a hard quartering-to shot. Without an exit there wasn't much blood to follow. Of course, the deer fell nearly in his tracks so it didn't matter. Still, I'd go broadside on an elk with this load if at all possible.
