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<blockquote data-quote="Michael Eichele" data-source="post: 124129" data-attributes="member: 1007"><p>[ QUOTE ]</p><p> But if you can't hit what you are aiming at, what difference does it make. I think you guys are right on with the concerns, but I think I would put accuracy #1. </p><p></p><p>[/ QUOTE ] </p><p></p><p>Most of the time yes. In the case of elk and their large kill zone, a liitle less raw accuracy and a little more energy transfer is key here. For deer and speed goats, alot more accuacy is called for and quite a bit of energy expension can be sacrificed.</p><p></p><p>Accuracy #1 and energy #2 and vice versa is VERY subjective.</p><p></p><p> [ QUOTE ]</p><p> I think that the whole energy debate is well and fine but I think that it boils down to deposited energy more than retained energy. I meen if you shoot an Elk with a 378Wby and a 300gr Solid bullet desgined for penitrating FEET instraed of inches then you not gonna kill him any faster than a 243 with a 80gr Partition. The big solid just won't leave enough energy in the animal to shut it down as fast as the smaller more violent round.</p><p>If you stick a 45acp in the ribs of a bull elk and shoot it hes gonna die pretty quick due to the massive damage on the lungs , the bullet may only just get to the second lung but it will kill him pretty quick and thats with less than 500ftlbs of energy. </p><p></p><p>[/ QUOTE ] </p><p></p><p>Ditto!!!!!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Michael Eichele, post: 124129, member: 1007"] [ QUOTE ] But if you can't hit what you are aiming at, what difference does it make. I think you guys are right on with the concerns, but I think I would put accuracy #1. [/ QUOTE ] Most of the time yes. In the case of elk and their large kill zone, a liitle less raw accuracy and a little more energy transfer is key here. For deer and speed goats, alot more accuacy is called for and quite a bit of energy expension can be sacrificed. Accuracy #1 and energy #2 and vice versa is VERY subjective. [ QUOTE ] I think that the whole energy debate is well and fine but I think that it boils down to deposited energy more than retained energy. I meen if you shoot an Elk with a 378Wby and a 300gr Solid bullet desgined for penitrating FEET instraed of inches then you not gonna kill him any faster than a 243 with a 80gr Partition. The big solid just won't leave enough energy in the animal to shut it down as fast as the smaller more violent round. If you stick a 45acp in the ribs of a bull elk and shoot it hes gonna die pretty quick due to the massive damage on the lungs , the bullet may only just get to the second lung but it will kill him pretty quick and thats with less than 500ftlbs of energy. [/ QUOTE ] Ditto!!!!!! [/QUOTE]
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