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<blockquote data-quote="Wedgy" data-source="post: 2226834" data-attributes="member: 64108"><p>I've killed stacks of deer, pigs, and one elk with a mere ~65 foot-pounds of kinetic energy at the "muzzle" of my bow so there's more to the KE and mode of delivery than just numbers or this wouldn't be possible. Virtually all were complete pass thru with a mechanical broad head. </p><p>I've had guides rattle off the "you need 1,500 ft/lbs to kill an elk" like they just got back from Bass Pro. A typical .44 mag has about 950 ft/lb at the muzzle so it shouldn't be able to kill an elk at point blank range much less a bear according to the numbers. There's more to consider than a hard number threshold and plenty of room for discussion and opinions, and still lots to learn.</p><p> <a href="https://www.realtree.com/kinetic-energy-and-momentum-calculator" target="_blank">https://www.realtree.com/kinetic-energy-and-momentum-calculator</a>[ATTACH=full]281599[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Wedgy, post: 2226834, member: 64108"] I've killed stacks of deer, pigs, and one elk with a mere ~65 foot-pounds of kinetic energy at the "muzzle" of my bow so there's more to the KE and mode of delivery than just numbers or this wouldn't be possible. Virtually all were complete pass thru with a mechanical broad head. I've had guides rattle off the "you need 1,500 ft/lbs to kill an elk" like they just got back from Bass Pro. A typical .44 mag has about 950 ft/lb at the muzzle so it shouldn't be able to kill an elk at point blank range much less a bear according to the numbers. There's more to consider than a hard number threshold and plenty of room for discussion and opinions, and still lots to learn. [URL]https://www.realtree.com/kinetic-energy-and-momentum-calculator[/URL][ATTACH type="full"]281599[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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