All three of my elk were taken with the factory loaded Hornady 200 grain FTX. The shots on the cows were at 60 and 75 yards. I shot the bull at 159 yards.

Muzzle velocity is just shy of 2000 fps, and I would consider it a 150 yard elk load in respect of loss of velocity and bullet performance. In my opinion, another 200-300 fps would really make the 200 FTX shine as an elk killer.