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Speer 160 gr Hot Core

I would imagine there are truckloads of elk that succumb to the std corelokt and power point c&c bullets annually . Same can said for Hornady, Sierria and Speer bullets . I'd say to just use a relative heavy weight for caliber bullet and you should be good to go. By relative heavy weight for caliber you will eliminate the varmint bullets examples of heavy for caliber I would use .270 cal > 130gr 7mm. > 150, 30.cal >165.gr.

Mr. Czech I am also Czech and my son and I have a BBQ team called
Czech N Temps on Facebook. Back to bullets, I have used 120Gr Barnes tipped. I have a 6.5x55. It is just a bit slower than a 7mm08. It has made my rifle a real killer. I am sure it would work just excellent in your 7mm-08. Buckfever1

I have probably killed more elk with Sierras than most on here that profess you need a Barnes super duper bullet,although with a 30 cal.
As posted keep to a heavy for caliber or less than 2800-2900fps and you will put an elk in the freezer.
I don't subscribe to the theory that you need a bullet that will drill and elk end to end or at some bad off angle. In 40+ years of elk hunting and 45+ elk kills, I have lost one elk and that was because it doubled back into a herd of 20 or so and the blood trail was obliterated. All were C&C bullets, even a big bull in Co Unit 201 that took me twenty years to draw a tag. That is how much confidence I have in them.

If you are hunting cows, you probably are hunting for the meat as teats make poor mounts. Be particular about your shots and shot placement and so you don't tear up a lot if meat like a shoulder shot usually does.

Non magnum, slower velocity rounds also negate the need for a premium bullet.

Off the shelf 150 core lokt will get a complete pass through both front shoulders at around 100 yds.

Shod