Wow that is some damage to that chest area on the LHS of the animal. Nosler's do the job again, especially the 300g 'cause they have better retained energy.The bullet is good to 175 yards, but after thatthe bullet takes a nose dive.Some folks want to shoot the Barnes for the simple reason that there is no core to separate and they usually expand to 2x the entrance, so about 1 inch. They also fly a bitfurther than the Noslers, since the BC is a bit higher and they are more aerodynamic. Irate the Barnes a tad bit better for those reasons, but theNoslers are excellent, and should be considered by any shooter who wants to take game consistently to 175 yards with a MLer. Also the Noslers where/are the bullet that all bullets were measured against, and they still continue to perform after 60 years of use. Congratulations on the very good elk. Best Wishes, Chap