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The Basics, Starting Out
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<blockquote data-quote="budlight" data-source="post: 2253137" data-attributes="member: 2939"><p>I have 26 inch barrels on both my 243 and 25 cal. My 243 tops out on antelope and my 25 is for mule deer. From testing! I do multi caliber hunting on pigs to really test lots of rounds where big game is lucky to be once a year.</p><p></p><p>I like classic heart lung shots just so you can get an equal comparison. For hunting using the heaviest for caliber bullet isn't always the best choice because quite often game shot are often closer. Heavies just do pass through with small exit holes, where as lighter bullets hitting at higher velocity impart massive hydraulic shock. </p><p></p><p>I bench rest shoot 100's of rounds at 200 400 , & 600 at the local range. So I'm ready to go for the long shot. I'll carry the big heavy ELD's for a long shot if required, but I would say that in my lifetime 9 out of 10 deer and elk were always sub 200 yrds and as close as 100 feet away. The 8X32 56mm scope sucks at 100 feet. I had to look above and below the chest 2-3 times because all I could see was hair <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>My DRT 25 cal round is 100 gr SPBT and it's smoking. The foot pounds of energy is there. I've also tested 80-85-87-95-100 grain 243 on sub 250 pound pigs just for mule deer comparison. It just doesn't have the 25 cal HP</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="budlight, post: 2253137, member: 2939"] I have 26 inch barrels on both my 243 and 25 cal. My 243 tops out on antelope and my 25 is for mule deer. From testing! I do multi caliber hunting on pigs to really test lots of rounds where big game is lucky to be once a year. I like classic heart lung shots just so you can get an equal comparison. For hunting using the heaviest for caliber bullet isn't always the best choice because quite often game shot are often closer. Heavies just do pass through with small exit holes, where as lighter bullets hitting at higher velocity impart massive hydraulic shock. I bench rest shoot 100's of rounds at 200 400 , & 600 at the local range. So I'm ready to go for the long shot. I'll carry the big heavy ELD's for a long shot if required, but I would say that in my lifetime 9 out of 10 deer and elk were always sub 200 yrds and as close as 100 feet away. The 8X32 56mm scope sucks at 100 feet. I had to look above and below the chest 2-3 times because all I could see was hair :) My DRT 25 cal round is 100 gr SPBT and it's smoking. The foot pounds of energy is there. I've also tested 80-85-87-95-100 grain 243 on sub 250 pound pigs just for mule deer comparison. It just doesn't have the 25 cal HP [/QUOTE]
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