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<blockquote data-quote="MajorSpittle" data-source="post: 1809520" data-attributes="member: 53101"><p>Thanks for the reply and insight. Quartering shots would be my biggest concern with an eld-m. </p><p></p><p>I would be surprised if any other bullet would work much better than a 208 eld-m at 800yrds broadside on an elk from a 300wm. As far as being DRT, I once saw a button buck mulley get hit by a 300wm at about 100yrds. It was a low lung shot with cheap production ammo and it ran close to 75yrds before dropping dead. Left a trail of red frothy blood the whole way and had a nice size exit wound. I don't find this terribly odd as the impact was away from the nervous system so the deer was never dazed, crippled, or knocked out. It lived until it lost too much blood and ran that whole time. It was a good shot and bullet worked fine.</p><p></p><p>It sounds to me like in the two shots you cite the bullets performed good. I would never expect a small white tail to stop a heavy bullet from a 300wm at those ranges and both bullets left a good wound channel from the sounds of it. In a heavier animal like elk I bet much more energy would have been expended on the vitals.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MajorSpittle, post: 1809520, member: 53101"] Thanks for the reply and insight. Quartering shots would be my biggest concern with an eld-m. I would be surprised if any other bullet would work much better than a 208 eld-m at 800yrds broadside on an elk from a 300wm. As far as being DRT, I once saw a button buck mulley get hit by a 300wm at about 100yrds. It was a low lung shot with cheap production ammo and it ran close to 75yrds before dropping dead. Left a trail of red frothy blood the whole way and had a nice size exit wound. I don't find this terribly odd as the impact was away from the nervous system so the deer was never dazed, crippled, or knocked out. It lived until it lost too much blood and ran that whole time. It was a good shot and bullet worked fine. It sounds to me like in the two shots you cite the bullets performed good. I would never expect a small white tail to stop a heavy bullet from a 300wm at those ranges and both bullets left a good wound channel from the sounds of it. In a heavier animal like elk I bet much more energy would have been expended on the vitals. [/QUOTE]
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