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Extreme Long Range Hunting & Shooting (ELR)
Minimum Velocity needed for hunting games at extreme distances
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<blockquote data-quote="300rum" data-source="post: 1330017" data-attributes="member: 6231"><p>Dear Buffalobob,</p><p></p><p>I know about this 3 posts. Shawn is a great guy and shooter no doubts. I got same performance of 300SMK out of my 338EDGE up to 1350yard and velocity was around 1600 fps. Shawn stories confirm my findings and my shots on games was the same damage or game reaction with 300gr SMK impact at 1600fps.</p><p>I hear there and there stories of shots past 1600-1800-2000 yards on elk or deer but i could not find the post to find the details of the shot, bullet placement, impact velocity, damage...</p><p>Of course they will expire on impact even at very very low speed 1200fps, just by slow bleeding, but if you aim for the bone (front shoulder, or high shoulder shots) you get them out faster (bone fragments get in lung area and speed up the bleeding).</p><p>My self I prefer on elk and moose to placed the shot on high shoulder area just for that reason. DIRT... and will be no argue who shot it or game walk away "and be a fair game".</p><p>Got my last season my cow moose at 840yard neck shoot. Drop on spot.</p><p>Entrance and exit was just a small hole less then 1.5inch and because I hit the spine was game over / DIRT. No meat damage, no expansion, just pass through .</p><p>Same will happen at 1200fps at extreme distance but as you know sometimes wind can change his mind and for 3-5second bullet flying time can push it on less then perfect shot placement.</p><p>For us as longrange hunters we have to account for everything and make sure every shot is well placed without inflicting more pain.</p><p>As Shawn statements looks if you aim for bones 300SMK will do the job no matter what speed is traveling at.</p><p>Issue is when you shoot double lung and you are not hitting the ribs to inflict a greater damage in vitals.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="300rum, post: 1330017, member: 6231"] Dear Buffalobob, I know about this 3 posts. Shawn is a great guy and shooter no doubts. I got same performance of 300SMK out of my 338EDGE up to 1350yard and velocity was around 1600 fps. Shawn stories confirm my findings and my shots on games was the same damage or game reaction with 300gr SMK impact at 1600fps. I hear there and there stories of shots past 1600-1800-2000 yards on elk or deer but i could not find the post to find the details of the shot, bullet placement, impact velocity, damage... Of course they will expire on impact even at very very low speed 1200fps, just by slow bleeding, but if you aim for the bone (front shoulder, or high shoulder shots) you get them out faster (bone fragments get in lung area and speed up the bleeding). My self I prefer on elk and moose to placed the shot on high shoulder area just for that reason. DIRT... and will be no argue who shot it or game walk away "and be a fair game". Got my last season my cow moose at 840yard neck shoot. Drop on spot. Entrance and exit was just a small hole less then 1.5inch and because I hit the spine was game over / DIRT. No meat damage, no expansion, just pass through . Same will happen at 1200fps at extreme distance but as you know sometimes wind can change his mind and for 3-5second bullet flying time can push it on less then perfect shot placement. For us as longrange hunters we have to account for everything and make sure every shot is well placed without inflicting more pain. As Shawn statements looks if you aim for bones 300SMK will do the job no matter what speed is traveling at. Issue is when you shoot double lung and you are not hitting the ribs to inflict a greater damage in vitals. [/QUOTE]
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