Originally Posted by builder459

Mike we agree on a lot lol.distance never had anything to do with a heavier bullet choice when it came to elk with me. be it M/L or centerfire. even cow elk have a lot more body mass than deer. it's all about quick and humane kills and a heavier bullet goes a long ways to assure just that happens.bullet drop between a .250 and .300 and recoil, don't come into play either.. i have seen my share of dead rotting elk in the woods in utah during a special rifle season they conducted every year while we were up bow hunting deer. it sickened me to find these elk, which we smelled first while stalking deer through the woods. Ray