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Right around 2200 fps, so we’ll above the 1800 min velocity Hammer advertises. But it could’ve been in the zone where the petals didn’t shed and that limited penetration significantly. That combined with an entrance just aft of the diaphragm might have resulted in the zero blood trail. Who knows unfortunately.Well in that case, I 100% agree with you. Berger’s aren’t ideal for close range impacts. Monos are a tough situation because of their poor BC’s in general. It’s almost like you need to run an extra big cartridge just so you can use a decent weight mono bullet to get some higher BC and retained down range velocity. Did you look up what your impact velocity was on that elk?