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<blockquote data-quote="Hespco" data-source="post: 2066569" data-attributes="member: 109476"><p>I agree with most of what you all are saying. But ,elk is my main game each season. I hunt for the meat not horns . Having taken a considerable amount of elk over the years there has been many times where a tough angled shot had to be made. Either from the front or the rear. Regardless of brand the mono bullet has proven to me with out a doubt to be the most dependable to penetrate thru dense muscle & thick bone. I have never had any mono fail me. Barnes , Hammer , Hornady. They have always got the job done. Over the years most elk I have taken have been under 200 yds , & many under 100. They, the mono's don't blow to pieces, they penetrate. Last season , a very mature elk at 80yds. A 121gr 6.5 Hammer completely thru both front shoulder & no tracking required. Almost zero blood shot meat. Eat right up to the hole as the expression goes. Before 1994 I hunted with a 338 mag which I still have but just look at it. No longer shoot it. Yes it put elk down , but I can't even begin to explain how much meat was destroyed by it's bullets. </p><p>If you are just taking deer , even large mature muley's a mono isn't required, but I definitely like them. My muley buck from last year , hit the extreme back edge of the left shoulder blade. Deer was angling toward me. The bullet was a 129gr bonded. It exploded like a bomb. Lost almost all of the front shoulder . A considerable amount of the flank meat & a portion at the bottom of the neck. Had I use a Barnes 100gr mono I would have saved all that meat. The mono's aren't perfect , but I'm sure over time they will be perfected. Also I see other states talking about lead free bullets. I hate to see this but believe it is just a matter of time. </p><p>Anyway to my fellow shooters , Happy New Year, I hope . And for sure God bless to all .</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hespco, post: 2066569, member: 109476"] I agree with most of what you all are saying. But ,elk is my main game each season. I hunt for the meat not horns . Having taken a considerable amount of elk over the years there has been many times where a tough angled shot had to be made. Either from the front or the rear. Regardless of brand the mono bullet has proven to me with out a doubt to be the most dependable to penetrate thru dense muscle & thick bone. I have never had any mono fail me. Barnes , Hammer , Hornady. They have always got the job done. Over the years most elk I have taken have been under 200 yds , & many under 100. They, the mono's don't blow to pieces, they penetrate. Last season , a very mature elk at 80yds. A 121gr 6.5 Hammer completely thru both front shoulder & no tracking required. Almost zero blood shot meat. Eat right up to the hole as the expression goes. Before 1994 I hunted with a 338 mag which I still have but just look at it. No longer shoot it. Yes it put elk down , but I can't even begin to explain how much meat was destroyed by it's bullets. If you are just taking deer , even large mature muley's a mono isn't required, but I definitely like them. My muley buck from last year , hit the extreme back edge of the left shoulder blade. Deer was angling toward me. The bullet was a 129gr bonded. It exploded like a bomb. Lost almost all of the front shoulder . A considerable amount of the flank meat & a portion at the bottom of the neck. Had I use a Barnes 100gr mono I would have saved all that meat. The mono's aren't perfect , but I'm sure over time they will be perfected. Also I see other states talking about lead free bullets. I hate to see this but believe it is just a matter of time. Anyway to my fellow shooters , Happy New Year, I hope . And for sure God bless to all . [/QUOTE]
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