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Best long range elk load for a 300 RUM?
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<blockquote data-quote="jwp475" data-source="post: 166495" data-attributes="member: 3776"><p>Case in Point</p><p> An exit wound in the off side of a Bull Elk made by a 180 grain bullet fired from a 300 Winn.impact velocity approximately 2600 FPS for 2700 FPE</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d62/jwp475/HuntingPicturesfrom2006060.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p> This exit wound is in the same rib cage of the same Bull Elk,but was made by a 440 grain Flat Point Hard Cast fired from a 500 JRH with a muzzle velocity of 950 FPS for only 888FPE </p><p></p><p></p><p><img src="http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d62/jwp475/HuntingPicturesfrom2006061.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p> It is quite aparent that the largest wound (and it was this way start to finish) was made by the least amount of energy..The smaller wound had slightly over 3 times more energy...FPE does not properly predict the outcome,IMHO it is a moot point..As long as your projectile acts as it is designed to do and penetyrates and destroys vital tissue death will occur in short order reguardless of the FPE..Many times a heavier bullet does this better than a lighter bullet of the same caliber even tho the lighter faster bullet has more energy....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jwp475, post: 166495, member: 3776"] Case in Point An exit wound in the off side of a Bull Elk made by a 180 grain bullet fired from a 300 Winn.impact velocity approximately 2600 FPS for 2700 FPE [IMG]http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d62/jwp475/HuntingPicturesfrom2006060.jpg[/IMG] This exit wound is in the same rib cage of the same Bull Elk,but was made by a 440 grain Flat Point Hard Cast fired from a 500 JRH with a muzzle velocity of 950 FPS for only 888FPE [IMG]http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d62/jwp475/HuntingPicturesfrom2006061.jpg[/IMG] It is quite aparent that the largest wound (and it was this way start to finish) was made by the least amount of energy..The smaller wound had slightly over 3 times more energy...FPE does not properly predict the outcome,IMHO it is a moot point..As long as your projectile acts as it is designed to do and penetyrates and destroys vital tissue death will occur in short order reguardless of the FPE..Many times a heavier bullet does this better than a lighter bullet of the same caliber even tho the lighter faster bullet has more energy.... [/QUOTE]
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