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Larger diameter bullets allow more room for error?
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<blockquote data-quote="AZShooter" data-source="post: 1537438" data-attributes="member: 5219"><p>The Knowledgebase link (posted above) does a good job of explaining how a larger diameter bullet helps kill better than a small diameter bullet. Worth reading. This guy has killed a lot of animals!</p><p></p><p>Found under the heading BULLET DIAMETER:</p><p></p><p>"net result is that a medium or large bore can break all the rules we are familiar with when using small bores and with or without high velocity, produce very fast killing."</p><p></p><p>There is a caveat: " having a wide bullet cannot in itself fully compensate for or overcome any issues as a result of bullet construction."</p><p></p><p>I have taken 23 elk to date. I have had the best results with the 300 RUM and 230 Bergers. Great combination of velocity, reasonable bullet diameter, delayed expansion and enough mass for an exit. Also shot a few with a 338 magnum with 225 and 250 gr bullets with excellent results. Not so much with the 7mms and lighter weight 30 cal bullets. </p><p></p><p>Naturally the bullet has to hit a vital part of the animal.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AZShooter, post: 1537438, member: 5219"] The Knowledgebase link (posted above) does a good job of explaining how a larger diameter bullet helps kill better than a small diameter bullet. Worth reading. This guy has killed a lot of animals! Found under the heading BULLET DIAMETER: "net result is that a medium or large bore can break all the rules we are familiar with when using small bores and with or without high velocity, produce very fast killing." There is a caveat: " having a wide bullet cannot in itself fully compensate for or overcome any issues as a result of bullet construction." I have taken 23 elk to date. I have had the best results with the 300 RUM and 230 Bergers. Great combination of velocity, reasonable bullet diameter, delayed expansion and enough mass for an exit. Also shot a few with a 338 magnum with 225 and 250 gr bullets with excellent results. Not so much with the 7mms and lighter weight 30 cal bullets. Naturally the bullet has to hit a vital part of the animal. [/QUOTE]
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