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6.5 SAUM - Was it a wise choice for Western hunting?
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<blockquote data-quote="Stgraves260" data-source="post: 1686346" data-attributes="member: 19988"><p>Follow this rule and you'll be fine. It has all ways worked for me. I call it the " Graves Rule " my last name. The numbers below will be kinetic energy. 600 Ft Lbs for white tail deer, 800 Ft Lbs mull deer, caribou size animals, 1,000 Ft Lbs elk and 1,200 Ft Lbs for moose. Now I shoot Berger bullets so they have to travel 1300 FPS to expand. With your ballistics program make sure that the date does not conflict with each other. See if this helps. I shoot a 260 Rem 140 grain bullet at 2998 FPS. At 1325 yards the bullet still travels at 1306 FPS but only has 530 Ft Lbs. So I don't shoot white tail at that distance. I have to drop back to 1250 yards so I still have my 600 Ft Lbs and over my 1300 FPS so my bullets will expand. People say they have trouble with Berger Bullets expanding at close range. I never have but that does not mean nobody else has. Another rule I made for myself that has never let me down is on White Tail deer and larger animals 300 yards and less I shoot in the neck. My little 260 Rem drop moose like it's nobody's business. The energy method that I use is to break the shoulder on your animals you are hunting. So even if your off a little on your wind call your bullet will have enough energy to break the shoulder of you target. Really hope this helps.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Stgraves260, post: 1686346, member: 19988"] Follow this rule and you’ll be fine. It has all ways worked for me. I call it the “ Graves Rule “ my last name. The numbers below will be kinetic energy. 600 Ft Lbs for white tail deer, 800 Ft Lbs mull deer, caribou size animals, 1,000 Ft Lbs elk and 1,200 Ft Lbs for moose. Now I shoot Berger bullets so they have to travel 1300 FPS to expand. With your ballistics program make sure that the date does not conflict with each other. See if this helps. I shoot a 260 Rem 140 grain bullet at 2998 FPS. At 1325 yards the bullet still travels at 1306 FPS but only has 530 Ft Lbs. So I don’t shoot white tail at that distance. I have to drop back to 1250 yards so I still have my 600 Ft Lbs and over my 1300 FPS so my bullets will expand. People say they have trouble with Berger Bullets expanding at close range. I never have but that does not mean nobody else has. Another rule I made for myself that has never let me down is on White Tail deer and larger animals 300 yards and less I shoot in the neck. My little 260 Rem drop moose like it’s nobody’s business. The energy method that I use is to break the shoulder on your animals you are hunting. So even if your off a little on your wind call your bullet will have enough energy to break the shoulder of you target. Really hope this helps. [/QUOTE]
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