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FPE needed to cleanly disptach whitetail deer?
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<blockquote data-quote="ATH" data-source="post: 418940" data-attributes="member: 1656"><p>Expanding upon Kirby's excellent post, given that you have not decided on the projectile yet your question cannot be answered. IMHO, a lot depends on a) the caliber of the weapon, and b) the lower end of the effective expansion range of the projectile. </p><p></p><p>For example, if you are shooting a .22cal high power rifle but a hard projectile that will not expand well at low velocity, you may arrive on target with good ft-lbs but the round will pencil through leaving a VERY small wound channel and leave the animal able to travel a long distance. Conversely, if you are shooting a .50cal muzzleloader with a full caliber projectile you may arrive on-target with very low ft-lbs but drill a comparatively large wound channel, putting the animal down pretty quick.</p><p></p><p>High power rifles in standard calibers now have a wide variety of bullets available, some open easier than others at low velocity. Personally I would be much more concerned with your velocity on-target and how this compares to the low-end expansion velocity of the projectile, than ft-lbs it retains.</p><p></p><p>I have taken deer at over 300 yards with a muzzleloader and 200gr bullets, around 500 ft-lbs of energy at under 1000 fps on-target. Yet these bullets still expand and none of the deer have taken a step.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ATH, post: 418940, member: 1656"] Expanding upon Kirby's excellent post, given that you have not decided on the projectile yet your question cannot be answered. IMHO, a lot depends on a) the caliber of the weapon, and b) the lower end of the effective expansion range of the projectile. For example, if you are shooting a .22cal high power rifle but a hard projectile that will not expand well at low velocity, you may arrive on target with good ft-lbs but the round will pencil through leaving a VERY small wound channel and leave the animal able to travel a long distance. Conversely, if you are shooting a .50cal muzzleloader with a full caliber projectile you may arrive on-target with very low ft-lbs but drill a comparatively large wound channel, putting the animal down pretty quick. High power rifles in standard calibers now have a wide variety of bullets available, some open easier than others at low velocity. Personally I would be much more concerned with your velocity on-target and how this compares to the low-end expansion velocity of the projectile, than ft-lbs it retains. I have taken deer at over 300 yards with a muzzleloader and 200gr bullets, around 500 ft-lbs of energy at under 1000 fps on-target. Yet these bullets still expand and none of the deer have taken a step. [/QUOTE]
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