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Is your bullet big enough, moving fast enough??
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<blockquote data-quote="Plowboy85" data-source="post: 2279718" data-attributes="member: 66137"><p>I'm not a yearly elk hunter like you fellas are, I'm from Mississippi and typically bow hunt when I chase after elk. My philosophy for everything I harvest has always been shot placement and confidence in the shot is #1. Second to that is why not carry the largest round you are comfortable shooting and packing in the intended scenario (of course there is always a trade off to be considered for meat damage). I am an avid bow hunter that has a bow in hand 9 out of 10 hunts but a broadhead encounters much less resistance passing through than a bullet does, energy applied to the animal just isn't the same for both applications. I have seen 243s kill things many times but with a poor choice in bullets I have seen them fail to penetrate fully on big bodied whitetails. I'm a rookie compared to some of the gents commenting above but I would also draw the line around 1000 ft/lbs and a good bullet. Been using the hammers lately for my kids and women in the family and really do think they kill better when you turn up the speed on them compared to conventional cup and core bullets.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Plowboy85, post: 2279718, member: 66137"] I’m not a yearly elk hunter like you fellas are, I’m from Mississippi and typically bow hunt when I chase after elk. My philosophy for everything I harvest has always been shot placement and confidence in the shot is #1. Second to that is why not carry the largest round you are comfortable shooting and packing in the intended scenario (of course there is always a trade off to be considered for meat damage). I am an avid bow hunter that has a bow in hand 9 out of 10 hunts but a broadhead encounters much less resistance passing through than a bullet does, energy applied to the animal just isn’t the same for both applications. I have seen 243s kill things many times but with a poor choice in bullets I have seen them fail to penetrate fully on big bodied whitetails. I’m a rookie compared to some of the gents commenting above but I would also draw the line around 1000 ft/lbs and a good bullet. Been using the hammers lately for my kids and women in the family and really do think they kill better when you turn up the speed on them compared to conventional cup and core bullets. [/QUOTE]
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