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Bullet lethality: energy and velocity
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<blockquote data-quote="MTbackwoods" data-source="post: 1902326" data-attributes="member: 113441"><p>I see a lot of articles and discussions on velocity vs energy. One is more important than the other, neither tells you anything, we're all idiots for pushing the envelope, blah blah blah. However, most people do not do an apples to apples comparison. One will site a .243 with a 100 grain soft point bullet vs a dangerous game rifle with a 400 grain solid. Others compare strictly calibers but not similar or even the same bullet. So what I would like to hear about is what kind of effects are people seeing on game shot right at the envelope. Meaning at or below the "recommended" energy threshold. All things being equal of course as far as velocity is concerned. Berger recommends 1,800 FPS and Hornady recommends 1,600 FPS. However, my 7mm obviously has different thresholds for the 2 ELD M's I load for it. The 180 hits 1,600 FPS and 1,034 ft/lbs at 1,500 yards and the 162 at 1,350 yards has similar velocity but 932 ft/lbs. So my question is this; at what point does velocity become moot and we have to set our limits based on energy?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MTbackwoods, post: 1902326, member: 113441"] I see a lot of articles and discussions on velocity vs energy. One is more important than the other, neither tells you anything, we’re all idiots for pushing the envelope, blah blah blah. However, most people do not do an apples to apples comparison. One will site a .243 with a 100 grain soft point bullet vs a dangerous game rifle with a 400 grain solid. Others compare strictly calibers but not similar or even the same bullet. So what I would like to hear about is what kind of effects are people seeing on game shot right at the envelope. Meaning at or below the “recommended” energy threshold. All things being equal of course as far as velocity is concerned. Berger recommends 1,800 FPS and Hornady recommends 1,600 FPS. However, my 7mm obviously has different thresholds for the 2 ELD M’s I load for it. The 180 hits 1,600 FPS and 1,034 ft/lbs at 1,500 yards and the 162 at 1,350 yards has similar velocity but 932 ft/lbs. So my question is this; at what point does velocity become moot and we have to set our limits based on energy? [/QUOTE]
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