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Rifles, Reloading, Optics, Equipment
Rifles, Bullets, Barrels & Ballistics
Minimum Kinetic Energy
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<blockquote data-quote="jrock" data-source="post: 955715" data-attributes="member: 78569"><p>I pay more attention to bullet design and minimum recommend velocity for them. You can back calculate the energy from that. More importantly than that I do like you are doing and research how far people have taken game with the load I'm considering using. Can't argue with results.</p><p> </p><p>To put a number to your question though, I've heard 1000 lb*ft for deer and 1500 for elk. Compare a .243 95gr bullet with a 30-06 180 gr with similar bullet type and the 2000 fps only takes you to 450 yards with each gun. 30-06 has almost twice the energy and has 1500 ft*bls at 500 yards. Just to toss some numbers out there since people take animals at much farther distances with these guns.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jrock, post: 955715, member: 78569"] I pay more attention to bullet design and minimum recommend velocity for them. You can back calculate the energy from that. More importantly than that I do like you are doing and research how far people have taken game with the load I'm considering using. Can't argue with results. To put a number to your question though, I've heard 1000 lb*ft for deer and 1500 for elk. Compare a .243 95gr bullet with a 30-06 180 gr with similar bullet type and the 2000 fps only takes you to 450 yards with each gun. 30-06 has almost twice the energy and has 1500 ft*bls at 500 yards. Just to toss some numbers out there since people take animals at much farther distances with these guns. [/QUOTE]
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