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7mm rem mag for long range hunting?
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<blockquote data-quote="bkondeff" data-source="post: 995623" data-attributes="member: 10444"><p>I'm often suprised on here. I get the bigger is better theory, but I don't get where people think you need over 1800ft/lbs of energy to kill something over 300lbs. </p><p> </p><p>I belive 1200ft/lbs and a well constructed bullet is fine for deer, and the same rules at 1500ft/lbs for elk. If you wonder if your set-up is accetable, I would run a ballistic program using your velocity and bullet data and see what range you top out at your limit for ft/lbs. </p><p> </p><p>Yes I get tha a 300lb hog is tougher than a 300lb deer, so set your own limits. </p><p> </p><p>PS Any 168berger launched at 2900fps with reasonable accuracy will do the job on impact for deer/elk to 800yds, at the elevation most of them live anyway. The higher you go the faster those bullets will slice through the air.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bkondeff, post: 995623, member: 10444"] I'm often suprised on here. I get the bigger is better theory, but I don't get where people think you need over 1800ft/lbs of energy to kill something over 300lbs. I belive 1200ft/lbs and a well constructed bullet is fine for deer, and the same rules at 1500ft/lbs for elk. If you wonder if your set-up is accetable, I would run a ballistic program using your velocity and bullet data and see what range you top out at your limit for ft/lbs. Yes I get tha a 300lb hog is tougher than a 300lb deer, so set your own limits. PS Any 168berger launched at 2900fps with reasonable accuracy will do the job on impact for deer/elk to 800yds, at the elevation most of them live anyway. The higher you go the faster those bullets will slice through the air. [/QUOTE]
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