Hello,
firstly, when people say 1500 is the minimum, is it on soft tissues such as lungs and heart etc, or 1500 is also a minimum for a shoulder shot? Or does shoulder shots should be more like 1800-2000+?
Lastly, more and more people saying that it is better to look at overall minimum not for energy but for minimum of bullet expansion, for example eldx 1800, elmd 1600. I seen on youtube not long ago a long shot, it was high shoulder shot, from quite far, at impact it was only ~800 ft/lb energy yet elk dropped right there one the spot. Also decent amount of folks last 10 years or so say 1200 minimum on elk, and of course ~1000 for deer.
What are your opinions? I mean there is quite decent advancement in bullets, bc etc... is it not a time to change old requirements?
Thanks in advance and lets stick to a healthy discussion
firstly, when people say 1500 is the minimum, is it on soft tissues such as lungs and heart etc, or 1500 is also a minimum for a shoulder shot? Or does shoulder shots should be more like 1800-2000+?
Lastly, more and more people saying that it is better to look at overall minimum not for energy but for minimum of bullet expansion, for example eldx 1800, elmd 1600. I seen on youtube not long ago a long shot, it was high shoulder shot, from quite far, at impact it was only ~800 ft/lb energy yet elk dropped right there one the spot. Also decent amount of folks last 10 years or so say 1200 minimum on elk, and of course ~1000 for deer.
What are your opinions? I mean there is quite decent advancement in bullets, bc etc... is it not a time to change old requirements?
Thanks in advance and lets stick to a healthy discussion