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<blockquote data-quote="James Jones" data-source="post: 73362" data-attributes="member: 8843"><p>With the list max velocity of 2862fps in the Nosler #5 book for the 150gr Ballistic tip I would bet on an accurate velocity of around 2700fps. The 150gr NBT has a list BC of .493 which is pretty high and being launched at 2700 fps I would say that ballisticaly comes realy close to the 308 shooting a 175gr Sierra Match King at 2700fps wich would be a pretty warm load in a factory gun.</p><p>Now the 175gr SMK is good to 1000yds easly , the 150gr Ballistic tip launched at 2700fps should have around 900lbs of energy ar 600yds.</p><p>I'm not one to play into the whole amout of energy at such range is what you have to have to cleanly kill that critter. If I stick my 45ACP in the ribs of a deer at point blank range and shoot him hes gonna be deader than hell and it only has a muzzel energy of about 500lbs max so thats my logic on that subject. I believ that its alot more important to put the bullet where it belongs .</p><p>So realy i feel that your accuracy may be the limiting factor for your range , personaly I think that 1 moa should be the limit for long range hunting out to say 600yds then past that I'd say 3/4 max. so if you can shoot 6" groups at 600yds then the 7-08 should be good to that range but if you can't shoot 6" groups at 300yds I'd make that your max. But if you can shoot 6" groups at 1000yds I'd say that you may be able to kill at that range ,I woulden't as the energy may have dropped of to the point that the bullet would fail to open.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="James Jones, post: 73362, member: 8843"] With the list max velocity of 2862fps in the Nosler #5 book for the 150gr Ballistic tip I would bet on an accurate velocity of around 2700fps. The 150gr NBT has a list BC of .493 which is pretty high and being launched at 2700 fps I would say that ballisticaly comes realy close to the 308 shooting a 175gr Sierra Match King at 2700fps wich would be a pretty warm load in a factory gun. Now the 175gr SMK is good to 1000yds easly , the 150gr Ballistic tip launched at 2700fps should have around 900lbs of energy ar 600yds. I'm not one to play into the whole amout of energy at such range is what you have to have to cleanly kill that critter. If I stick my 45ACP in the ribs of a deer at point blank range and shoot him hes gonna be deader than hell and it only has a muzzel energy of about 500lbs max so thats my logic on that subject. I believ that its alot more important to put the bullet where it belongs . So realy i feel that your accuracy may be the limiting factor for your range , personaly I think that 1 moa should be the limit for long range hunting out to say 600yds then past that I'd say 3/4 max. so if you can shoot 6" groups at 600yds then the 7-08 should be good to that range but if you can't shoot 6" groups at 300yds I'd make that your max. But if you can shoot 6" groups at 1000yds I'd say that you may be able to kill at that range ,I woulden't as the energy may have dropped of to the point that the bullet would fail to open. [/QUOTE]
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