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Energy or bullet diameter most important?
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<blockquote data-quote="yobuck" data-source="post: 1235354" data-attributes="member: 12443"><p>Interesting discussion. Ive lost count of how many whitetail deer ive watched as they</p><p>were hit in a variety of places with a variety of different bullets, fired from a variety</p><p>of different guns. In PA where ive done most of that, virtually all long range hunters</p><p>use a stationary setup, with the spotter system. We must count points before shooting,</p><p>and we can even at extreme ranges due to the type of large optics used by the spotters.</p><p>If you want to see an instant kill on a 150# whitetail, then hit it in the head because</p><p>otherwise it might just walk off as though not even hit and showing zero signs when it</p><p>happened. That includes 300 gr bullets fired from 3000 plus ft per second guns.</p><p>Mind you, I didn't say they don't die. They just don't always die when you might think</p><p>they should, even after a solid hit with the best of cartridges having lots of energy.</p><p>So the ton of bricks or a ton of feathers argument still involves an initial hit of a ton.</p><p>One might think that alone would be noticeable, but don't count or bet on it.</p><p>Ive also watched as they dropped like a sack of rocks and appear dead. Then get back up and walk away a 100 ft or so before dropping again after being hit at 900 yds with</p><p>a 300 gr bullet. So much for the energy factor.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="yobuck, post: 1235354, member: 12443"] Interesting discussion. Ive lost count of how many whitetail deer ive watched as they were hit in a variety of places with a variety of different bullets, fired from a variety of different guns. In PA where ive done most of that, virtually all long range hunters use a stationary setup, with the spotter system. We must count points before shooting, and we can even at extreme ranges due to the type of large optics used by the spotters. If you want to see an instant kill on a 150# whitetail, then hit it in the head because otherwise it might just walk off as though not even hit and showing zero signs when it happened. That includes 300 gr bullets fired from 3000 plus ft per second guns. Mind you, I didn't say they don't die. They just don't always die when you might think they should, even after a solid hit with the best of cartridges having lots of energy. So the ton of bricks or a ton of feathers argument still involves an initial hit of a ton. One might think that alone would be noticeable, but don't count or bet on it. Ive also watched as they dropped like a sack of rocks and appear dead. Then get back up and walk away a 100 ft or so before dropping again after being hit at 900 yds with a 300 gr bullet. So much for the energy factor. [/QUOTE]
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