At odds with elk rifle calibers

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I lost a huge bull elk with that bullet in my 7 rem mag. High shoulder hit. Bullet never penetrated the shoulder at all. 200 yards broadside hit and the bull dropped but got right back up and ran off without a limp. I'll never use the 154 sst superformance ever again. I've had great luck with the 160 accunond.

Sounds like a very high hit that shocked the spinal cord, that is the only real shot that can “drop” a bull that then gets right up. Without a limp.

I can’t believe that a 7 rem mag bullet didn’t penetrate at 200.

There is no explanation that makes any sense to me somehow all that lead and copper just stopped without penetrating. I have captured multiple chunks of copper on the far side of an elk with highly “explosive” bullets.

The far more likely explanation is a shot that went high and shocked the CNS.