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Help me build a 1 mile rifle...
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<blockquote data-quote="Pdvdh" data-source="post: 348833" data-attributes="member: 4191"><p>Are there folks who feel full metal jacketed bullets are suitable for large game from 1000 yds on out? My experiences with a couple expanding bullets that never expanded at closer ranges would keep me from attempting shots unless I felt the bullet had a chance to expand. One was a little black bear with a 338 Win Mag at about 275 yds. He was hit good enough that an expanding bullet would have dropped him. Instead it required a burst of followup shots while he was on the run - in the effort to keep him from reaching the brush and timber. So in this experience, not even a 338 caliber non-expanded bullet did the job. </p><p></p><p>Another Dall sheep at 13 yds with a 280 RCBS Imp. lived pretty comfortable for 15 minutes after being double-lunged, and then lived pretty miserably for 15 minutes before being finished off.</p><p></p><p>Trying draw out a little more detail on what's being discussed here. Are you of the position that a little bullet expansion is good enough? </p><p></p><p>I don't think I'm hearing that no expansion is good enough at long range... or am I?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pdvdh, post: 348833, member: 4191"] Are there folks who feel full metal jacketed bullets are suitable for large game from 1000 yds on out? My experiences with a couple expanding bullets that never expanded at closer ranges would keep me from attempting shots unless I felt the bullet had a chance to expand. One was a little black bear with a 338 Win Mag at about 275 yds. He was hit good enough that an expanding bullet would have dropped him. Instead it required a burst of followup shots while he was on the run - in the effort to keep him from reaching the brush and timber. So in this experience, not even a 338 caliber non-expanded bullet did the job. Another Dall sheep at 13 yds with a 280 RCBS Imp. lived pretty comfortable for 15 minutes after being double-lunged, and then lived pretty miserably for 15 minutes before being finished off. Trying draw out a little more detail on what's being discussed here. Are you of the position that a little bullet expansion is good enough? I don't think I'm hearing that no expansion is good enough at long range... or am I? [/QUOTE]
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