I want a first time elk hunter to have a great experience and anything I can do to reduce the chance of a lost animal that is reasonable, I will do.
And, I have seen the interlock shatter when it encountered bone in a 150 lb whitetail, so please point out the flaws in my logic:
1) I would want a tougher bullet that what I have seen this bullet if I were hunting a bigger tougher animal
2) The poster is happy with the 139 gr bullet, so why would he want to drop the size? This hunt will be for an elk less than 200 yards, so trajectory is not an issue.
3) There are multiple choices for some tried and true tough bullets in this weight range (139/140) so I am going to see if they are accurate as well. (GMX, barnes, nosler accubond or partition, etc)
Yep, the interlock placed behind the shoulder through the lungs/heart area will do as well as any bullet on this planet. But too many variables on a youngster on his first elk hunt to have confidence this will happen.
txhunter58
venor, ergo sum (I hunt, therefore I am)