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<blockquote data-quote="WildRose" data-source="post: 907778" data-attributes="member: 30902"><p>Lots of factors are involved, none more important than your ability to put it where it needs to be and a bullet that will perform on impact.</p><p></p><p>Velocity/energy give you a good range to work with but they rarely set the limits.</p><p></p><p>Think about it, what is required to shoot through both shoulders of an Elk at a given range is far different from what is required to lay it in just behind the foreleg to punch through the rib cage, heart, and lungs. It also really doesn't matter what a bullet does on impact if it takes out the heart and collapses the lungs.</p><p></p><p>Shot placement is by far the biggest limiting factor.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WildRose, post: 907778, member: 30902"] Lots of factors are involved, none more important than your ability to put it where it needs to be and a bullet that will perform on impact. Velocity/energy give you a good range to work with but they rarely set the limits. Think about it, what is required to shoot through both shoulders of an Elk at a given range is far different from what is required to lay it in just behind the foreleg to punch through the rib cage, heart, and lungs. It also really doesn't matter what a bullet does on impact if it takes out the heart and collapses the lungs. Shot placement is by far the biggest limiting factor. [/QUOTE]
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