Hi benny ! I am a firm believer in heavy bullets and used the 175 grain Speer Mag-Tip with my 7x57R exclusively. It performed very well on Foxes ( no huge exit hole so the pelts were still OK for tanning ), roe deer ( very little meat damaged ) and a really big wild boar that dropped on the spot with a smashed spine/shoulders. I can`t praise the 175 grainers too much, they just performed perfect. For elk I would use more gun. I love the 7x57 but elk deserve more gun IMHO.

Kalunga