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Mild recoiling rifle for hunting medium sized game
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<blockquote data-quote="del2les" data-source="post: 1733745" data-attributes="member: 9299"><p>I have to partly disagree. At my altitudes, my 6mm's with 105's still carry 2,000fps @ 900 yds and 900ft/lbs of energy, and from game I have shot @ 600-850yds, it has never failed to expand. Ft/lbs of energy at or above 1,000 is a non-issue, as I have killed my fair share of deer sized and similar game with a 357Mag and other handgun calibers that do not even have 1,000ft/lbs at the muzzle. Those game are just as dead and they did not know the difference in 500ft/lbs vs 1,000.</p><p></p><p>As for shooting game in the head/neck area, that is a different topic, and one I do not practice.</p><p></p><p>Proper bullet construction for the game at hand and shot placement means far more than an arbitrary minimum 1,000ft/lbs.</p><p></p><p>A few successful hunting calibers with much less than 1,000ft/lbs @ 50yds:</p><p>357 Mag</p><p>10mm</p><p>41 Mag</p><p>44 Mag</p><p>45 Colt +P</p><p>Numerous muzzle loader loads</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="del2les, post: 1733745, member: 9299"] I have to partly disagree. At my altitudes, my 6mm's with 105's still carry 2,000fps @ 900 yds and 900ft/lbs of energy, and from game I have shot @ 600-850yds, it has never failed to expand. Ft/lbs of energy at or above 1,000 is a non-issue, as I have killed my fair share of deer sized and similar game with a 357Mag and other handgun calibers that do not even have 1,000ft/lbs at the muzzle. Those game are just as dead and they did not know the difference in 500ft/lbs vs 1,000. As for shooting game in the head/neck area, that is a different topic, and one I do not practice. Proper bullet construction for the game at hand and shot placement means far more than an arbitrary minimum 1,000ft/lbs. A few successful hunting calibers with much less than 1,000ft/lbs @ 50yds: 357 Mag 10mm 41 Mag 44 Mag 45 Colt +P Numerous muzzle loader loads [/QUOTE]
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