carpetguy,

A friend of mine told me he was going to use his .243 for elk. He uses factory loads. After convincing him to use handloads, he killed an elk with a Nosler 100 grain through the heart. The bullet was against the hide on the off side.

The only bullet I have used on elk that did not pass through was a 130 grain Barnes X. I shot it almosts straight on. It was the fastest kill I have experienced so far. Two were with Nosler 7mm and both went all the way through. Also I killed two with 260 Nosler .375s. Both of them were pass throughs.

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