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<blockquote data-quote="SBruce" data-source="post: 462010" data-attributes="member: 21068"><p>The 257 will do it. I shot a Wyoming buck antelope with the 115 Ballistic tip at somewhere in the neighborhood of 550 yds (long time ago, before rangefinders and ballistic software, we paced it off) with my heavy barrel 25-06. He dropped like a ton of $h!t with a broadside double lung hit. I was suprised at the lack of reaction............I mean DRT and never moved after the drop!</p><p> </p><p>Only thing is, I highly recommend you wait for broadside shot opportunity if you use the 25 cal, especially beyond 500 yds.</p><p> </p><p>800 ft lbs energy on antelope to 1000 ft lbs of energy on deer is the magic number, the old "rule of thumb" if you will; but that's really kinda a minumum and is assuming the bullet is still going fast enough to expand and heavy enough to penetrate to the vitals. It also assumes the bullet will do what it's supposed to do, but the one you picked is a great choice for the long range shots.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SBruce, post: 462010, member: 21068"] The 257 will do it. I shot a Wyoming buck antelope with the 115 Ballistic tip at somewhere in the neighborhood of 550 yds (long time ago, before rangefinders and ballistic software, we paced it off) with my heavy barrel 25-06. He dropped like a ton of $h!t with a broadside double lung hit. I was suprised at the lack of reaction............I mean DRT and never moved after the drop! Only thing is, I highly recommend you wait for broadside shot opportunity if you use the 25 cal, especially beyond 500 yds. 800 ft lbs energy on antelope to 1000 ft lbs of energy on deer is the magic number, the old "rule of thumb" if you will; but that's really kinda a minumum and is assuming the bullet is still going fast enough to expand and heavy enough to penetrate to the vitals. It also assumes the bullet will do what it's supposed to do, but the one you picked is a great choice for the long range shots. [/QUOTE]
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