I shot an elk a few weeks ago. One passed and one was just under the hide. The first shot was at 350 yds and the second at about 150 yds. I used 150 grain nosler partition handloads (3100 fps) out of my 7mm mag. This was the first time I used this load for elk, I usually use 175's. But the bullet I dug out mushroomed really well in the front section and the rear section of the bullet was completely in tact.