Thanks for all the replies.

After talking with the wife last night and reading your experiences I think I'll keep shooting the partitions, at least for the wife's .270. For my 7mm....well, I went to the range last night and the balistic tips shoot much better than the partitions (.75" vs 1 3/8" groups). However, the idea of shooting an elk in the shoulder with a partition might be the best medicine like JJT mentioned. I guess I should have included that in this message about shot placement. I'm still trying to decide what's the best place for that too.

Sounds like I'll get enough expansion with the partition to just use those for deer and elk. Don't want to mess around shooting 2 different loads so I think I'll work toward just shooting partitions. As far as shot placement I'll just have to play that by ear and take each shot as it's presented. Wife and I argued a little last night about her shooting (or lack thereof) but we settled with her stating that she usually won't shoot over 200 yards anyway and as long as she only takes shots she is certain about then I think that is where we'll have to stand on that one.

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