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Energy or bullet diameter most important?
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<blockquote data-quote="WildRose" data-source="post: 1234891" data-attributes="member: 30902"><p>I'm thinking you dropped a 0 up there and meant to say 1,500ft-lbs for Elk and 1,000ft-lbs for deer.</p><p></p><p>That's the same "rule of thumb" I've heard forever and I have no clue who dreamed it up.</p><p></p><p>Number one I think is the quality of the bullet being used and number two, putting it in the right spot with energy coming in third. Diameter means little or nothing as long as the bullet reaches and penetrates the vitals.</p><p></p><p>The difference in a half inch hole through the heart vs a one inch hole through the heart is negligible, the only difference is going to be a few steps.</p><p></p><p>The difference in a .250" hole through your spine and a 1.0" hole through the spine is no difference at all in reality as both immediately interrupt the CNS.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WildRose, post: 1234891, member: 30902"] I'm thinking you dropped a 0 up there and meant to say 1,500ft-lbs for Elk and 1,000ft-lbs for deer. That's the same "rule of thumb" I've heard forever and I have no clue who dreamed it up. Number one I think is the quality of the bullet being used and number two, putting it in the right spot with energy coming in third. Diameter means little or nothing as long as the bullet reaches and penetrates the vitals. The difference in a half inch hole through the heart vs a one inch hole through the heart is negligible, the only difference is going to be a few steps. The difference in a .250" hole through your spine and a 1.0" hole through the spine is no difference at all in reality as both immediately interrupt the CNS. [/QUOTE]
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