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Do larger calibers really compensate for bad shots?
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<blockquote data-quote="Coyote_Hunter" data-source="post: 1741669" data-attributes="member: 110773"><p>At 600 yards and at 7000 feet where I tend to hunt, a .243 105 Berger with 3000fps MV will have about 2231fps and 1160fpe at 600 yards. By contrast, my 2181fps MV 350g NF FP will retain about 1110fps and 969fpe while my 1812fps MV 460g load will retain about 996fps and 1012fpe at 600 yards.</p><p></p><p>In terms of momentum, the numbers look like this (using the Berger value as the basis):</p><p>1.0x = 105g Berger</p><p>1.7xx = 350g NF FP</p><p>2.2x = 460g WFNGC </p><p></p><p>Read up on the Sandy Hook trials where they shot .45-70 bullets over a mile. The bullets still plowed through a 1" oak board and buried themselves a foot in the sand. I don't think any .243 bullet would do that, certainly not Berger VLD. Some non-expanding mono, maybe. But the .45-70 is already "expanded" by comparison.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Coyote_Hunter, post: 1741669, member: 110773"] At 600 yards and at 7000 feet where I tend to hunt, a .243 105 Berger with 3000fps MV will have about 2231fps and 1160fpe at 600 yards. By contrast, my 2181fps MV 350g NF FP will retain about 1110fps and 969fpe while my 1812fps MV 460g load will retain about 996fps and 1012fpe at 600 yards. In terms of momentum, the numbers look like this (using the Berger value as the basis): 1.0x = 105g Berger 1.7xx = 350g NF FP 2.2x = 460g WFNGC Read up on the Sandy Hook trials where they shot .45-70 bullets over a mile. The bullets still plowed through a 1" oak board and buried themselves a foot in the sand. I don't think any .243 bullet would do that, certainly not Berger VLD. Some non-expanding mono, maybe. But the .45-70 is already "expanded" by comparison. [/QUOTE]
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