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<blockquote data-quote="Darryl Cassel" data-source="post: 52019" data-attributes="member: 34"><p>JonA</p><p></p><p>I always choose a bullet that gives me the highest retained energy level to make clean kills at extreme range. This means I need the highest BC bullet in any diameter/caliber I choose.</p><p>The 180 will only give 683 Foot pounds at 1500yards and 600 at 1600 yards. </p><p>This bullet is out of the question at that range. Anything over 1200 yards with the 180 is out of the question.</p><p></p><p>The 240 will retain the energy and velocity better then any lower weight 30 cal at extended range.</p><p>Now if you program the 240 gr at what I shoot them at (3150 to 3200 FPS) you will see a complete difference in retained energy and velocity at ANY altitude.</p><p>Program in the 220gr which has a BC of .655 at 3200 fps and it too will beat the pants off the 180 Gr.</p><p></p><p>As you can tell, I like a heavy bullet with a high BC as I have seen what the difference is at yardages from 500 out to 2100 yards.</p><p></p><p>The 300 gr 338 (.800 BC) is my favorite so far but, I don't have the 408 on line yet. The action I want is the hold up for that one.</p><p></p><p>Velocity and energy are important and I think you will find that the heavy bullets with a high BC will retain both much better and perform the best on game at almost any range over 500 yards, especially on elk.</p><p></p><p>Another example of a lighter bullet was the 200 Gr I use to shoot in my 37" barrel, heavy actioned 30/378. I ran that bullet at 3600 fps and we made kills at 1360 on elk with it but, my self imposed yardage limit was 1400 yards as the energy level was down to 1068 foot pounds.</p><p>At 1400 yards with a 180 gr you only have 771 Foot pounds left.</p><p>That's why I gave up on the lighter bullets because I wanted to reach out further and not wound an animal and have him get away from us. The heavier, high BC bullets will kill faster, it seems, at most any range. </p><p></p><p>Darryl Cassel</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Darryl Cassel, post: 52019, member: 34"] JonA I always choose a bullet that gives me the highest retained energy level to make clean kills at extreme range. This means I need the highest BC bullet in any diameter/caliber I choose. The 180 will only give 683 Foot pounds at 1500yards and 600 at 1600 yards. This bullet is out of the question at that range. Anything over 1200 yards with the 180 is out of the question. The 240 will retain the energy and velocity better then any lower weight 30 cal at extended range. Now if you program the 240 gr at what I shoot them at (3150 to 3200 FPS) you will see a complete difference in retained energy and velocity at ANY altitude. Program in the 220gr which has a BC of .655 at 3200 fps and it too will beat the pants off the 180 Gr. As you can tell, I like a heavy bullet with a high BC as I have seen what the difference is at yardages from 500 out to 2100 yards. The 300 gr 338 (.800 BC) is my favorite so far but, I don't have the 408 on line yet. The action I want is the hold up for that one. Velocity and energy are important and I think you will find that the heavy bullets with a high BC will retain both much better and perform the best on game at almost any range over 500 yards, especially on elk. Another example of a lighter bullet was the 200 Gr I use to shoot in my 37" barrel, heavy actioned 30/378. I ran that bullet at 3600 fps and we made kills at 1360 on elk with it but, my self imposed yardage limit was 1400 yards as the energy level was down to 1068 foot pounds. At 1400 yards with a 180 gr you only have 771 Foot pounds left. That's why I gave up on the lighter bullets because I wanted to reach out further and not wound an animal and have him get away from us. The heavier, high BC bullets will kill faster, it seems, at most any range. Darryl Cassel [/QUOTE]
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