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<blockquote data-quote="drbobc" data-source="post: 227748" data-attributes="member: 9366"><p>If I were shooting at an elk at long range, I would be using the 240 probably. Things start getting complex if you shoot different grain bullets at different velocities. What is zero for one is not for another. So, early on in a hunt, you need to make reasitic decisions about bullets and loads. you can load 107.5 gr of retumbo with a 220 gr or 116 gr of h870 and have a velocity of about 3170 or so. 240s max out at about 3000 fps. all of these are max loads and you should start out at 90% of the loads and carefully work up toward max. Of course you always balance speed, distance, and accuracy. Folks have killed elk (as example) at over 1000 yards with the 30-378 but everything was ideal.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="drbobc, post: 227748, member: 9366"] If I were shooting at an elk at long range, I would be using the 240 probably. Things start getting complex if you shoot different grain bullets at different velocities. What is zero for one is not for another. So, early on in a hunt, you need to make reasitic decisions about bullets and loads. you can load 107.5 gr of retumbo with a 220 gr or 116 gr of h870 and have a velocity of about 3170 or so. 240s max out at about 3000 fps. all of these are max loads and you should start out at 90% of the loads and carefully work up toward max. Of course you always balance speed, distance, and accuracy. Folks have killed elk (as example) at over 1000 yards with the 30-378 but everything was ideal. [/QUOTE]
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