DART, you're fallin into Beaver boys trap. He just likes to ruffle peoples feathers.

I think ya both have a point. I think its very important to be as accurate as you can with your rifle, thats just ethics. I know I spend hours throughout the year making sure I can hit a milk jug at 400 yds. But I gotta admit elk aren't milk jugs. They run, walk at angles and do it all in the trees half the time. Then you got wind, uphill and downhill shots and trying to figure out your range. Most guys I know don't have a rangefinder and can't get an exact range on an animal. I do have a range finder and I only have the time to use it on half the animals I shoot. Most elk don't walk out in front of you and stand there broadside still as can be while you range them and set up. My point is that all shots are not in perfect conditions and I agree that you gotta have a bullet that is the best under the MOST conditions. Besides I don't care how good a marksman you are, you miss once in a while. I don't ever aim for the shoulder blade but I've hit one a time or two and you want a bullet that will go through it without breaking apart.