Round Nose vs. Partition

[colt1851]

Just get a 45-70.

 

[Fox]

Sorry I can't comment on that. The only thing I've ever shot with the 35 Remington is paper and I haven't done much of that. I did just buy a Remington 760 in 35 Rem which I intend to hunt this year although I'll most like just shoot factory 200gr core-lokts in it.

Hornady rates the 200gr RN as suitable for elk. If it was designed for for the 35rem, I find that interesting. 35 Rem would not be a good elk rifle in my opinion. It would be pretty limiting.

The sectional density of the bullet has a lot to do with how it plows in to the vitals.

A 240gr .429 bullet has a sectional density of 0.185, not much meat behind the tip. The .358 200gr bullet is 0.223 and the 0.264 140gr is 0.287. I think the likelihood of the bullet holding together and entering the vitals of elk or moose of those 3 would probably be the 0.264, yet there are other things that come to play here too.