Shots on this hunt may well be close, but there are some open areas. Hard quartering shots are likely, and on an elk, there’s a lot to go through. I like exit wounds.
The rifle is also gonna be used on antelope, big coulee mulies, and possibly caribou and blacktails. Lots of open country. The 7 rm can shoot through an elk and reach out for the others. Ttsx has to impact at >2000 FPS and the 7 rm does that to 500 easy. The 308 does not.
Meat damage is minimized with monometals, but not eliminated. if it’s a choice between losing a shoulder and not killing an elk, I’ll live with the damage. After 10 or so empty elk tags, it’s time to fill one
