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300 Win MAG to the brink?
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<blockquote data-quote="J E Custom" data-source="post: 266172" data-attributes="member: 2736"><p>Most of the realy long range guys are turrent twisters and look for maximum down range</p><p>energy and accuracy.</p><p></p><p>Velocity and trajactory does play a part but in the end they chose energy at POI, wind bucking</p><p>ability and accuracy at longest yardages to be hunted.</p><p></p><p>I don't have the skills or the equiptment to ''HUNT'' much past 1500yrds so I use the ''Taylor</p><p>Knock Out Value '' system for the best results.==1000 ft/lbs for deer size game and 1500ft/lbs</p><p>for elk size game. with these numbers you can add or subtract based on the game to be </p><p>hunted (IE, Moose would require 2000 ft/lbs)for clean one shot kills.</p><p></p><p>You can kill all game with less energy but the results will vary more from shot to shot.</p><p></p><p>Armed with this information use ballistic charts that will go past your intended distance and </p><p>look at max distance to reach energy levels required for the game to be hunted and which</p><p>caliber and bullet combo is the best.</p><p></p><p>In other words if I go elk hunting and have a choice of rifles that will take an elk down hard</p><p>I would chose any 338 my next choice would be one of the big 30s and next would be a </p><p>magnum 7mm.</p><p></p><p>You can never have to much rifle only to little.</p><p></p><p>This process will separate the groupies from the rock stars.</p><p></p><p>Just the way I approach this decision.</p><p></p><p>J E CUSTOM</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="J E Custom, post: 266172, member: 2736"] Most of the realy long range guys are turrent twisters and look for maximum down range energy and accuracy. Velocity and trajactory does play a part but in the end they chose energy at POI, wind bucking ability and accuracy at longest yardages to be hunted. I don't have the skills or the equiptment to ''HUNT'' much past 1500yrds so I use the ''Taylor Knock Out Value '' system for the best results.==1000 ft/lbs for deer size game and 1500ft/lbs for elk size game. with these numbers you can add or subtract based on the game to be hunted (IE, Moose would require 2000 ft/lbs)for clean one shot kills. You can kill all game with less energy but the results will vary more from shot to shot. Armed with this information use ballistic charts that will go past your intended distance and look at max distance to reach energy levels required for the game to be hunted and which caliber and bullet combo is the best. In other words if I go elk hunting and have a choice of rifles that will take an elk down hard I would chose any 338 my next choice would be one of the big 30s and next would be a magnum 7mm. You can never have to much rifle only to little. This process will separate the groupies from the rock stars. Just the way I approach this decision. J E CUSTOM [/QUOTE]
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