I've heard similar stories as Brads here, sad to say!! I know an individual who's hit 2 elk & a deer with a 100grn pellets & 245 & 295grn lead, none were recovered. They have 2 hits on video, one elk was hit at 50 yds behind the shoulder, it was a good shot. So what's up?

Is there certain lead that truly outperforms another on elk sized game? If so let's hear it from your experiences so as to avoid these unneccessary things. Are the bullets possibly blowing up on contact?
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