Reply to thread

Message

<blockquote data-quote="Deleted member 25294" data-source="post: 1503865">Holy crap this is killing me...Let&#039;s run some numbers people:Berger 195 7mm@3000 fps has 1737 ft lbs at 1000 yards and will&nbsp; drift 3.75 moa 10 mph cross wind.215 vld 300 mag @2900 fps has 1640 ft lbs at 1000 and drifts 4.5moaIf you&#039;re feeling frisky a 250 vld 338 rum @2900 fps has 1807 ft lbs @ 1000 yards and drifts 4.75 moaSeriously what is the argument here????For the record I just dropped a bull in his tracks at 940 yards with a 147 grain 6.5 caliber bullet at 3050fps.The shot wasn&#039;t perfect.. and yes it blew through the shoulder. He tumbled approx. 200 feet down the mountain.&nbsp;Now would I have preferred my 7mm for that shot? hell yes! but I was hitting 8&quot;targets the day before @1k and I felt extremely capable of making a clean shot.Shoot whatever .30 or .338 you feel good about, but please try to understand that an elk caliber does not have to begin with a .30 or bigger.&nbsp;I bought into that crock when I first started long range hunting, and have since traded my 338 for a much more practical 7mm.Again if a 338 tickles your fancy then great...just don&#039;t tell everyone else it&#039;s what they need</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Deleted member 25294, post: 1503865"] Holy crap this is killing me... Let's run some numbers people: Berger 195 7mm@3000 fps has 1737 ft lbs at 1000 yards and will drift 3.75 moa 10 mph cross wind. 215 vld 300 mag @2900 fps has 1640 ft lbs at 1000 and drifts 4.5moa If you're feeling frisky a 250 vld 338 rum @2900 fps has 1807 ft lbs @ 1000 yards and drifts 4.75 moa Seriously what is the argument here???? For the record I just dropped a bull in his tracks at 940 yards with a 147 grain 6.5 caliber bullet at 3050fps. The shot wasn't perfect.. and yes it blew through the shoulder. He tumbled approx. 200 feet down the mountain. Now would I have preferred my 7mm for that shot? hell yes! but I was hitting 8"targets the day before @1k and I felt extremely capable of making a clean shot. Shoot whatever .30 or .338 you feel good about, but please try to understand that an elk caliber does not have to begin with a .30 or bigger. I bought into that crock when I first started long range hunting, and have since traded my 338 for a much more practical 7mm. Again if a 338 tickles your fancy then great... just don't tell everyone else it's what they need [/QUOTE]

Verification