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105g hunting vld's 6mm
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<blockquote data-quote="proload" data-source="post: 512491" data-attributes="member: 34261"><p>The problem is impact velocity vs bullet construction.</p><p></p><p>My view is that hunting (deer sized game) with high velocity calibers (such as 243) should be done with premium grade bullets built to handle that sort of impact velocity, and there are many to choose from in this caliber. Standard / Match bullets <u>will fragment</u> at high impact speeds and there is nothing that you can do to stop that from happening.</p><p></p><p>If you're going to hunt with standard grade / match bullets, then you've got to control your impact velocity and ideally it should be 2400 fps or less to get any sort of controlled expansion, and the only way to control your impact velocity is to reduce your muzzle velocity or to increase the range to your target.</p><p></p><p>Bullet selection is <u>specifically important</u> when hunting deer sized game with a small caliber like the 243, where you really do need that bullet to stay together as far as possible (and loose as little weight as possible) while it traverses through the animal in order to have enough momentum to create a good wound canal.</p><p></p><p>Have a blast.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="proload, post: 512491, member: 34261"] The problem is impact velocity vs bullet construction. My view is that hunting (deer sized game) with high velocity calibers (such as 243) should be done with premium grade bullets built to handle that sort of impact velocity, and there are many to choose from in this caliber. Standard / Match bullets [U]will fragment[/U] at high impact speeds and there is nothing that you can do to stop that from happening. If you're going to hunt with standard grade / match bullets, then you've got to control your impact velocity and ideally it should be 2400 fps or less to get any sort of controlled expansion, and the only way to control your impact velocity is to reduce your muzzle velocity or to increase the range to your target. Bullet selection is [U]specifically important[/U] when hunting deer sized game with a small caliber like the 243, where you really do need that bullet to stay together as far as possible (and loose as little weight as possible) while it traverses through the animal in order to have enough momentum to create a good wound canal. Have a blast. [/QUOTE]
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