I have 3 bullets that shoot fantastic out of my 7mag. 160 Speer sp, 175 Berger, 162 eldx. All three are groping 1/2” to 5/8”. What would you pick for elk?
I think you are fine with 7 screws. If anything put a bit of jb weld on it and let it set up. My brother did the same thing and 5 years later he’s still using it.