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Reloading
308 or 30-06 with heavy’s
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<blockquote data-quote="memtb" data-source="post: 1643276" data-attributes="member: 75451"><p>I just did a little math (using approximates for values)! A .308 Win. with a 200 grain bullet gives 2600 fps (I'm being generous) muzzle velocity, has a flight time of 1.6 seconds for 1000 yards....no self respecting hunter would give an animal, especially a whitetail, 1.6 seconds of potential movement. And, this does not include the shooters response time....which adds approximately another .2 seconds ( brain to trigger pull event time) to the flight time. We are also are down to approximately 1450 fps velocity at 1000 yards, well below reliable expansion velocities.....even with a Berger! Again, for paper or steel.....all of this is a non-issue! For animals, especially game animals .....ethics should play a roll in choices made for "long distance hunting"!</p><p></p><p> You mentioned the "tenacity for life" exhibited by a whitetail.....do you not agree that the whitetail deserves the respect to a quick death?</p><p></p><p> You do not have to agree....but I believe these are valid issues to consider when shooting game animals! memtb</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="memtb, post: 1643276, member: 75451"] I just did a little math (using approximates for values)! A .308 Win. with a 200 grain bullet gives 2600 fps (I’m being generous) muzzle velocity, has a flight time of 1.6 seconds for 1000 yards....no self respecting hunter would give an animal, especially a whitetail, 1.6 seconds of potential movement. And, this does not include the shooters response time....which adds approximately another .2 seconds ( brain to trigger pull event time) to the flight time. We are also are down to approximately 1450 fps velocity at 1000 yards, well below reliable expansion velocities.....even with a Berger! Again, for paper or steel.....all of this is a non-issue! For animals, especially game animals .....ethics should play a roll in choices made for “long distance hunting”! You mentioned the “tenacity for life” exhibited by a whitetail.....do you not agree that the whitetail deserves the respect to a quick death? You do not have to agree....but I believe these are valid issues to consider when shooting game animals! memtb [/QUOTE]
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