ORIGINAL: Smithbros.1
Elk #2 (same load) my buddy shot 4 minutes after mine. Quatering toward him & 40 paces away.....Hits the elk drops him in his tracks.....upon quatering the animal we recovered dust.... yeah dust thats what was left of the bullet.
Alot of people have been reporting fragmentation, though not dust, but like you they also recovered their game. Most report that the animal dropped in its tracks. One thing I have noticed is that those who use lighter charges often get pass throughs (with deer and the 295's). By light I mean 80-90 2f or equivalent.
I, for one, was (at one time) a vocal opponent to highly charged PB's. Still it seems that the highly charged PB is more likely to discharge ALL of its energy where the lighter charged PB's tend to pass through. I am convinced that a pass through, especially one with the expansion of a pure lead hollowpoint,is plenty sufficient to drop deer or elk in its tracks. So even with the success of such highly charged projectiles, I still find myself more comfortable with a lighter charge.
Even so, who can argue with success? Contragulations on your two elk last season.
I loved this load for elk....We were shooting encores. These guns loved this load, had a little bite at the bench but very accurate nonetheless.
I see that you also have been eating your wheaties! A little bite?
Happy Hunting, Phil