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<blockquote data-quote="mnoland30" data-source="post: 2428689" data-attributes="member: 29323"><p>I'm surprised at your result. I've shot 4 aoudads with 120 gr. 7mm out of a 7-30 Waters (2400 fps muzzle vel.) All died on the spot. I've shot elk with the old blue 160 gr. X bullets out of a 7mm RM at 300 yards, and it couln't get up from its bed. I've shot 3 oryx with 160 gr. bullets with the 7mm RM. All died on the spot. My first bull was with a 140 gr. Barnes X at about 250. It ran 35 yards. Bullet didn't exit. I switched to Barnes because my butcher put the bullets she recovered on a tray on the counter. Every Barnes bullet was expanded just like the pictures in their adds. Once I switched to the 160 gr. bullets, I never recovered a bullet. I've shot elk in the heart with a 400 gr. .45 cal. muzzleloader and watched them run 100 yards. I'm a big believer in a Sectional Density of .280 or better. For elk, I'd be using at least a 180 gr. bullet in a .30 caliber. If you wan't DRT on elk, try Berger bullets.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mnoland30, post: 2428689, member: 29323"] I'm surprised at your result. I've shot 4 aoudads with 120 gr. 7mm out of a 7-30 Waters (2400 fps muzzle vel.) All died on the spot. I've shot elk with the old blue 160 gr. X bullets out of a 7mm RM at 300 yards, and it couln't get up from its bed. I've shot 3 oryx with 160 gr. bullets with the 7mm RM. All died on the spot. My first bull was with a 140 gr. Barnes X at about 250. It ran 35 yards. Bullet didn't exit. I switched to Barnes because my butcher put the bullets she recovered on a tray on the counter. Every Barnes bullet was expanded just like the pictures in their adds. Once I switched to the 160 gr. bullets, I never recovered a bullet. I've shot elk in the heart with a 400 gr. .45 cal. muzzleloader and watched them run 100 yards. I'm a big believer in a Sectional Density of .280 or better. For elk, I'd be using at least a 180 gr. bullet in a .30 caliber. If you wan't DRT on elk, try Berger bullets. [/QUOTE]
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