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Rell:
You certainly didn't under stand my post, as it was meant. I didn't advocate hunting elephant with one, only using it as a example of its effective penetrating ability in heavy muscle and bone. The B.C. of a heavy round nose 7mm is extremely high, making it a very good choice. A Nosler Accubond 7mm 175gr bullet has a B.C. of .672 while a 9.3mm 300gr Hornady Dangerous game bullet's B.C. is only .320
Bob

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A comment on the 7x57 and elephant. Elephant are also hunted with solid or FMJ bullets. Moose, bear and medium game are not usually hunted with FMJ so the penetrating ability of any particular rifle with FMJs is not valid. Also the brain shot would have to be used with a 7x57 and elephant. Again if shooting a boar running along fast the margin for error would be higher. Only a real expert shot with great anatomy knowledge of an elephant would survive for long hunting a lot of elephants. Lastly it is largely a thing of history now.

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John aka NitroX

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