Bull Elk with Traditional ML

[Mr. 16 gauge]

Mike;
It's also my impression that the original use of conicals wasn't for their extra energy down range, but rather for their ease of reloading on the battle field....the extra energy was just a by product of their extra weight/mass.
You might want to do your own test, using wet news print or some other test media, to see just how much penetration you get with one projectile vs another....you have the time, and you might be surprised!