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<blockquote data-quote="cronhelm" data-source="post: 253" data-attributes="member: 98"><p>Anyone have any thoughts on the amount of terminal energy required to cleanly kill game?</p><p></p><p>I looked in a hunter-ed book and it lists the following as suggested minimums.</p><p></p><p>Deer, Antelope, Sheep 900 ft/lb</p><p>Elk, Small Bear 1500 ft/lb</p><p>Moose, Large Bear 2100 ft/lb</p><p></p><p>My ballistic computer shows that a 300gr MK out of a .338 Mag will have 744 ft/lb at 1900 yds. Does anyone really think that a 300gr bullet travelling at 1050 fps wouldn't cleanly kill a White Tail or a Mule Deer with the proper point of impact?</p><p></p><p>(Note: I am at 4000 ft altitude so the speed of sound is approx 1050 fps)</p><p></p><p>This may be a touchy subject but as a newby to long-range hunting I have to ask these questions BEFORE I end up wounding an animal in the field.</p><p></p><p>Peter Cronhelm</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cronhelm, post: 253, member: 98"] Anyone have any thoughts on the amount of terminal energy required to cleanly kill game? I looked in a hunter-ed book and it lists the following as suggested minimums. Deer, Antelope, Sheep 900 ft/lb Elk, Small Bear 1500 ft/lb Moose, Large Bear 2100 ft/lb My ballistic computer shows that a 300gr MK out of a .338 Mag will have 744 ft/lb at 1900 yds. Does anyone really think that a 300gr bullet travelling at 1050 fps wouldn't cleanly kill a White Tail or a Mule Deer with the proper point of impact? (Note: I am at 4000 ft altitude so the speed of sound is approx 1050 fps) This may be a touchy subject but as a newby to long-range hunting I have to ask these questions BEFORE I end up wounding an animal in the field. Peter Cronhelm [/QUOTE]
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