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1500 ft/lb energy requirement?
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<blockquote data-quote="Hand Skills" data-source="post: 1572435" data-attributes="member: 103303"><p>Everyone needs to make the decision for themselves. I have never warmed up to the shoulder shot personally. Friend of mine shot a bull elk in the scapula last fall. The bullet penetrated about 8" but experienced core jacket separation. The jacket was found on the ribs, and the bullet didn't make it into the vitals.</p><p></p><p>This is a common story, but what might suprise some; the bullet was a .338 230gr ELDX. The impact velocity was ~2500fps... (A recovery effort; the elk had already absorbed at least one 30cal a little far back.)</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>This is a great post. To anyone snickering, there is no hyperbole here. Shot placement is a thing - doesn't take much to punch a rib.</p><p></p><p>On the other hand I have yet to recover a 30cal 200gr nosler partition from any animal, shot anywhere (this includes a couple of stern to stem 'recovery' efforts of my own).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hand Skills, post: 1572435, member: 103303"] Everyone needs to make the decision for themselves. I have never warmed up to the shoulder shot personally. Friend of mine shot a bull elk in the scapula last fall. The bullet penetrated about 8" but experienced core jacket separation. The jacket was found on the ribs, and the bullet didn't make it into the vitals. This is a common story, but what might suprise some; the bullet was a .338 230gr ELDX. The impact velocity was ~2500fps... (A recovery effort; the elk had already absorbed at least one 30cal a little far back.) This is a great post. To anyone snickering, there is no hyperbole here. Shot placement is a thing - doesn't take much to punch a rib. On the other hand I have yet to recover a 30cal 200gr nosler partition from any animal, shot anywhere (this includes a couple of stern to stem 'recovery' efforts of my own). [/QUOTE]
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