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<blockquote data-quote="Tikkamike" data-source="post: 1005905" data-attributes="member: 22242"><p>I didnt read all the replies so maybe this has been said but here is my opinion and why. I have shot quite a few elk. probably around 20, a lot were with a 7mm rem mag and 160 partitions. it did quite well but I always wanted more. I shot several with my lapua and 300gr SMk and that killed them no problem even out around 800-900. My 338 win with 225 ttsx killed one last year at 880 went through both shoulders. I dont know what the energy way but the sectional density of the bullet was a factor no doubt. and a few years ago I shot a cow at 200 yards with a 25-06 using 100TTSX I recovered a couple of those bullets and expansion was great, energy numbers were all there at that range but the weight and sectional density were not. I shot this cow in the chest facing me the first shot, then as she spun to leave I put another behind her shoulder. I knew she was dead meat. I tracked her for a while and then there she was standing in the trees at about 200 yards. so I started punching holes in her ribs. She was hurt and not able to run but she was still upright and walking. she just kept walking and walking and I kept putting holes in her and none of them seemed to slow her down anymore. eventually the 8 rounds I had with me were gone and she was still standing. Finally she laid down and I was able to sneak up and finish her with a 44. But the point is energy did nothing for me. bullet weight killed me and in the other instances bullet weight saved me. So my opinion is heavy bullets. or in the case of a barnes like in my 338 win a decent weight bullet with good retention.. from my elk experience I have come to the conclusion that the quote from my dad in my signature line is very true. (not to take anything from the 7mag because it does it time and time again but the big 3's are were its at for real elk stopping power)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tikkamike, post: 1005905, member: 22242"] I didnt read all the replies so maybe this has been said but here is my opinion and why. I have shot quite a few elk. probably around 20, a lot were with a 7mm rem mag and 160 partitions. it did quite well but I always wanted more. I shot several with my lapua and 300gr SMk and that killed them no problem even out around 800-900. My 338 win with 225 ttsx killed one last year at 880 went through both shoulders. I dont know what the energy way but the sectional density of the bullet was a factor no doubt. and a few years ago I shot a cow at 200 yards with a 25-06 using 100TTSX I recovered a couple of those bullets and expansion was great, energy numbers were all there at that range but the weight and sectional density were not. I shot this cow in the chest facing me the first shot, then as she spun to leave I put another behind her shoulder. I knew she was dead meat. I tracked her for a while and then there she was standing in the trees at about 200 yards. so I started punching holes in her ribs. She was hurt and not able to run but she was still upright and walking. she just kept walking and walking and I kept putting holes in her and none of them seemed to slow her down anymore. eventually the 8 rounds I had with me were gone and she was still standing. Finally she laid down and I was able to sneak up and finish her with a 44. But the point is energy did nothing for me. bullet weight killed me and in the other instances bullet weight saved me. So my opinion is heavy bullets. or in the case of a barnes like in my 338 win a decent weight bullet with good retention.. from my elk experience I have come to the conclusion that the quote from my dad in my signature line is very true. (not to take anything from the 7mag because it does it time and time again but the big 3's are were its at for real elk stopping power) [/QUOTE]
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