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6.5 Creedmoor: Maximum Lethal Range for Whitetail
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<blockquote data-quote="MajorSpittle" data-source="post: 1973666" data-attributes="member: 53101"><p>Just a couple things to think about with terminal performance using energy and velocity as a guide.</p><p></p><p>Smaller caliber rounds penatrate deeper with less energy/velocity with all things being equal.</p><p></p><p>Higher twist rates and muzzle velocity creates higher spin rates on the bullet which translates into better wound channels.</p><p></p><p>Longer bullets will perform better with everything else being equal.</p><p></p><p>If a bullet won't shatter an animal's shoulder I wouldn't consider it effective. You could probably guage this by putting a cast iron pan out at range and verifying it will penatrate it to get an idea of what to expect at a given range.</p><p></p><p>Point being that the energy/velocity rule will be much different for a 338 vs 6.5mm round and will be different depending on the type of bullet is used.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MajorSpittle, post: 1973666, member: 53101"] Just a couple things to think about with terminal performance using energy and velocity as a guide. Smaller caliber rounds penatrate deeper with less energy/velocity with all things being equal. Higher twist rates and muzzle velocity creates higher spin rates on the bullet which translates into better wound channels. Longer bullets will perform better with everything else being equal. If a bullet won't shatter an animal's shoulder I wouldn't consider it effective. You could probably guage this by putting a cast iron pan out at range and verifying it will penatrate it to get an idea of what to expect at a given range. Point being that the energy/velocity rule will be much different for a 338 vs 6.5mm round and will be different depending on the type of bullet is used. [/QUOTE]
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