He didn’t go down! That thought raced through my mind as I racked another 7mm PRC cartridge into the chamber of my lightweight Bergara mountain rifle while eyeing the big bull through my riflescope. In unforgiving elk country, I follow a simple rule. Anchor your target before it can reach merciless geography that poses multiple hazards for meat extraction. Unbelievably, the mature bull ate three more 160-grain CX bullets before crumpling less than 10 yards from where I hit him with the first shot. (Anchor Em': " The Best Bullets For Elk .")