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30.06 plenty gun for elk?
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<blockquote data-quote="HARPERC" data-source="post: 899040" data-attributes="member: 30671"><p>For me of the of numbers posted terminal velocity is important, energy is difficult to establish a cause and effect link between it and lethality, wind drift is a wash, and I'm going to dial drop, or have a reticle with calibrated aiming points.</p><p></p><p>What isn't in the numbers is length of wound channel, and effect on bone when it's in the equation. Both of these go to the 200 grain bullet. I would agree the 30-06 is better described as a medium range cartridge, but within its limits my experience favors the 200 grain bullets. </p><p></p><p>Mike has a bunch more current experience with the Barnes bullets do. He's persuaded me I need to give them another look. I was going to buy a box of .338 from this site and he beat me to them (LOL). I would still likely go 200 grains in .308 caliber. Too many years ago a friend put an early X bullet from a .300 Winchester length wise in a whitetail spine, it smashed a lot of bone before it stopped.</p><p></p><p>I'm probably just an old dog, but I have seen the 180's perform great and still not break a shoulder on elk, moose, and hogs. </p><p></p><p>I'm not saying the 180's are inadequate, just the 200's in any bullet style are a little more so in my opinion</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HARPERC, post: 899040, member: 30671"] For me of the of numbers posted terminal velocity is important, energy is difficult to establish a cause and effect link between it and lethality, wind drift is a wash, and I'm going to dial drop, or have a reticle with calibrated aiming points. What isn't in the numbers is length of wound channel, and effect on bone when it's in the equation. Both of these go to the 200 grain bullet. I would agree the 30-06 is better described as a medium range cartridge, but within its limits my experience favors the 200 grain bullets. Mike has a bunch more current experience with the Barnes bullets do. He's persuaded me I need to give them another look. I was going to buy a box of .338 from this site and he beat me to them (LOL). I would still likely go 200 grains in .308 caliber. Too many years ago a friend put an early X bullet from a .300 Winchester length wise in a whitetail spine, it smashed a lot of bone before it stopped. I'm probably just an old dog, but I have seen the 180's perform great and still not break a shoulder on elk, moose, and hogs. I'm not saying the 180's are inadequate, just the 200's in any bullet style are a little more so in my opinion [/QUOTE]
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