Originally Posted by hardcastonly

Ive managed too kill two elk with a 44 mag revolver over the last 12 years, finding a legal elk you can get into easy pistol range of, is much harder than killing elk with a hard cast 300 grain bullet from a 10" 44 mag revolver

I used a 21 grain charge of H110 under a LEE 310 grain hard cast 44 cal. bullet seated out to the lower crimp groove
(btw 95% WW alloy and 5% pure tin)

don,t get hung up on velocity just get the most accurate load, proper shot placement is critical, elk are not bullet proof, you simply need to place the shot well, know elk anatomy and don,t shoot until your well with-in the range you can place the shot accurately from a field position for most guys thats under 75 yards.
don,t expect the elk to drop instantly, think more like archery even with great shot placement the two elk I shot ran 30-50 yards
you don,t need more power, both bullets were complete pass throughs