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<blockquote data-quote="manitou" data-source="post: 1672111" data-attributes="member: 105280"><p>It is just inexperience speaking. Those folks should reserve their shots to reasonable distances until they get things figured out (experience). If you need to go online to ask: What caliber, or what bullet for 500 yds, it is a public qualification that you probably don't know guns enough, ballistics enough to be shooting game that far. Also, the " what caliber to hunt_______?" is another tipoff. No secret caliber is going to kill a deer any more than the other once you are in the right parameters.</p><p>Here is the secret: There is no constant for making the 500 yd shot and there are MANY cartridges that do it well with a conscientious shooter! Each situation is different, even for the most skilled shooters, which, by-the-way is what makes them a skilled shooter. They know how to dope the wind, they know to consider shot angle, and most important, they know their equipment and limitations.</p><p>I too am a believer that a good 140 gr bullet is adequate for anything in N.A. up to the big bears, given the shooter considers the minimum fps for bullet perfomance and keep it to a distance to maintain adequate energy.</p><p>I mean, what is the difference between 1800 fps and 1500 fpe whether it is shot out of a .280 or a .338? NONE! They may arrive at those parameters at different points in their trajectory, but they are equal at the point whereas the energy and speed are the same. The quality of the bullet makes the difference after that.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="manitou, post: 1672111, member: 105280"] It is just inexperience speaking. Those folks should reserve their shots to reasonable distances until they get things figured out (experience). If you need to go online to ask: What caliber, or what bullet for 500 yds, it is a public qualification that you probably don't know guns enough, ballistics enough to be shooting game that far. Also, the " what caliber to hunt_______?" is another tipoff. No secret caliber is going to kill a deer any more than the other once you are in the right parameters. Here is the secret: There is no constant for making the 500 yd shot and there are MANY cartridges that do it well with a conscientious shooter! Each situation is different, even for the most skilled shooters, which, by-the-way is what makes them a skilled shooter. They know how to dope the wind, they know to consider shot angle, and most important, they know their equipment and limitations. I too am a believer that a good 140 gr bullet is adequate for anything in N.A. up to the big bears, given the shooter considers the minimum fps for bullet perfomance and keep it to a distance to maintain adequate energy. I mean, what is the difference between 1800 fps and 1500 fpe whether it is shot out of a .280 or a .338? NONE! They may arrive at those parameters at different points in their trajectory, but they are equal at the point whereas the energy and speed are the same. The quality of the bullet makes the difference after that. [/QUOTE]
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