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Mr. Hill · June 15, 2017, 07:37 PM

If you pay attention to the manufacturer's advice for suitability of the ammo for elk, you'll be fine. Don't try and use a deer round on an elk. You want that round to fully penetrate the elk, and fragile deer rounds may or may not do that. JMHO that I learned the hard way.

June 15, 2017, 07:37 PM	#10
Mr. Hill Senior Member Join Date: November 21, 2015 Posts: 384	If you pay attention to the manufacturer's advice for suitability of the ammo for elk, you'll be fine. Don't try and use a deer round on an elk. You want that round to fully penetrate the elk, and fragile deer rounds may or may not do that. JMHO that I learned the hard way.