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Bow vs Pistol...Poll...Another fight night.
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<blockquote data-quote="entoptics" data-source="post: 2321323" data-attributes="member: 104268"><p>The metric, as my OP stated, was which handgun cartridge will put a deer/elk on the floor as fast as a good bow. Apples and Apples. Don't really care what mechanism gets the results.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Cause it's fight night! Seriously though, it was just a question in my mind. I've not shot game with a bow or a pistol, and figured there might be folks here who'd have done both and would have some insight.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>460 should get it done! I've got a 454 Casull, and it's a serious beast. 460 just takes it a step further!</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I think I get what you're trying to say, but I'd maintain they aren't different where it matters (i.e Hoof side up). Death is a consequence of destroying the brain, or depriving it of oxygen, or in the case of a bad shot, infection or starvation. Typically in hunting, we try to starve the brain of oxygen by damaging the boiler room, but I don't see how it matters whether it's a gun, bow, spear, or freight train.</p><p></p><p>Anyway, I was just curious what folks with more experience than me thought would be the "crossover" point for a handgun vs a bow with "quick kill" as the metric.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="entoptics, post: 2321323, member: 104268"] The metric, as my OP stated, was which handgun cartridge will put a deer/elk on the floor as fast as a good bow. Apples and Apples. Don't really care what mechanism gets the results. Cause it's fight night! Seriously though, it was just a question in my mind. I've not shot game with a bow or a pistol, and figured there might be folks here who'd have done both and would have some insight. 460 should get it done! I've got a 454 Casull, and it's a serious beast. 460 just takes it a step further! I think I get what you're trying to say, but I'd maintain they aren't different where it matters (i.e Hoof side up). Death is a consequence of destroying the brain, or depriving it of oxygen, or in the case of a bad shot, infection or starvation. Typically in hunting, we try to starve the brain of oxygen by damaging the boiler room, but I don't see how it matters whether it's a gun, bow, spear, or freight train. Anyway, I was just curious what folks with more experience than me thought would be the "crossover" point for a handgun vs a bow with "quick kill" as the metric. [/QUOTE]
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