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For those who believe the old error that you must have 1,000 ft/lbs "minimum" of energy to kill deer sized game, here is a ballistic chart for one of my 10" Contenders in 7mmTCU. Its a 120gr Sierra bullet at 2,000fps sighted at 100yds and altitude charted for the old family farm in the South. Notice it falls below the 1,000 ft/lbs "minimum" before 50yds, and at 200yds, it is
672 ft/lbs.
That handgun and old load has been killing deer for 4 decades, and some very close to my 200yd self-imposed limit for that barrel length and load. Add this to the numerous other posts on many other calibers starting or impacting well below the 1,000# mark, and its time to let this go.