Energy is over rated dude. It means nothing. Minimum velocity at impact for bullet expansion is all that matters.
My point is you don’t need a magnum. You could shoot a 22 creed with 80gr eldms and kill elk and moose out to 1000 yards
You got to shoot the right bullets - 77 TMK or 80 ELDM.
I would get a 6 creed and shoot 108gr eldms at everything from Elk to Moose. Coming from someone who hunts several states out west every year, I got rid of all my magnums. If I could only have one gun to hunt everything, I would use my...
The santiams are awesome. I had proguide 12x50s and Santiam 12x50s and the santiams were much better. Side note - the Kowa Genesis blow them both out of the water.
Mounted on a 223, took it to the range to zero and it hasn’t left the safe since. Still mounted, may be some light ring marks (won’t know until I pull it), but otherwise like new. Have original box etc. This is the SFP MIL version.
https://www.trijicon.com/products/details/tm2550-c-3000011...