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Larger diameter bullets allow more room for error?
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<blockquote data-quote="Tony Formicola" data-source="post: 1540197" data-attributes="member: 103851"><p>Please forgive me if this is redundant as I wish to respond to the OP without reading all 22 pages. My Opinion, based on actual experience killing over 100 head of big game is that the bullet energy delivered, weight and construction are much more important than just the diameter. I believe in going out with enough gun. If I have gone through all of the planning, expense and work to get a shot at an animal I want to stack the deck in my favor. I want to be confident that a straight on or quartering to shot will drop my elk, deer, etc. So I base my choice of cartridge, caliber, bullet and load on this concept. A heavier bullet is going to have more mass which allows it to hold together better to create a longer/deeper wound channel. The closer shots are where you can get in the most trouble with bullets coming apart on a bone.</p><p>I recently killed a bull elk at 200 yards with a 168 grain Barnes TTSX sent at 2750 from a 30/06. Although the exit hole was half the size of a dime the elk only went 30 yards. I've also killed an elk at 377 yards with a 270 Weatherby and a 150 grain barnes. The bullet entered the right rear hind quarter and was found intact just under the hide on the left front shoulder. So I guess a 150 grain .277" bullet will kill and elk even with poor shot placement and some luck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tony Formicola, post: 1540197, member: 103851"] Please forgive me if this is redundant as I wish to respond to the OP without reading all 22 pages. My Opinion, based on actual experience killing over 100 head of big game is that the bullet energy delivered, weight and construction are much more important than just the diameter. I believe in going out with enough gun. If I have gone through all of the planning, expense and work to get a shot at an animal I want to stack the deck in my favor. I want to be confident that a straight on or quartering to shot will drop my elk, deer, etc. So I base my choice of cartridge, caliber, bullet and load on this concept. A heavier bullet is going to have more mass which allows it to hold together better to create a longer/deeper wound channel. The closer shots are where you can get in the most trouble with bullets coming apart on a bone. I recently killed a bull elk at 200 yards with a 168 grain Barnes TTSX sent at 2750 from a 30/06. Although the exit hole was half the size of a dime the elk only went 30 yards. I've also killed an elk at 377 yards with a 270 Weatherby and a 150 grain barnes. The bullet entered the right rear hind quarter and was found intact just under the hide on the left front shoulder. So I guess a 150 grain .277" bullet will kill and elk even with poor shot placement and some luck. [/QUOTE]
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