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Rifles, Bullets, Barrels & Ballistics
Size of bullet for size of game
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<blockquote data-quote="Tikkamike" data-source="post: 393126" data-attributes="member: 22242"><p>I am probably going to get someone all worked up about this but a 140 grain bullet on a bull elk at that range is a pretty lucky shot in my opinion. What if that bullet had struck the shoulder bones? Would it have put it down? The Berger is a loved bullet on here because of the high ballistic coeffecient and the fact that is comes apart shredding the vitals. However in my opinion you want a bullet that is capable of not only taking out vitals but also penetrating deep and in some instances crushing bone. If you have shot very many elk you know that sometimes those sucker can be darn right hard to kill. Another number you want to pay attention to is sectional density. Bullet construction and what you look for is a personal descision. The 140 grain 6.5 is a heavy bullet for that caliber which drives up the B.C. and sectional density. a 168 in a .308 caliber is in all honesty pretty worthless for game of any decent size and an extended range. the 180 is ok 200 and 210 is even better. Provided you have the rate of twist to stabalize the bullet. People pay way too much attention to the velocity at the muzzle. which is why people steer towards bullets such as the 168 gr .308 Look at bullet energy and velocity and drop down range about 500 yards. Not to mention the killing power of a 200 as opposed to a 168 is amazing. Your 300 youd push the 200 about 2900 more than likely and the killing power will be sufficient for anything you plan to shoot including dogs and elk.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tikkamike, post: 393126, member: 22242"] I am probably going to get someone all worked up about this but a 140 grain bullet on a bull elk at that range is a pretty lucky shot in my opinion. What if that bullet had struck the shoulder bones? Would it have put it down? The Berger is a loved bullet on here because of the high ballistic coeffecient and the fact that is comes apart shredding the vitals. However in my opinion you want a bullet that is capable of not only taking out vitals but also penetrating deep and in some instances crushing bone. If you have shot very many elk you know that sometimes those sucker can be darn right hard to kill. Another number you want to pay attention to is sectional density. Bullet construction and what you look for is a personal descision. The 140 grain 6.5 is a heavy bullet for that caliber which drives up the B.C. and sectional density. a 168 in a .308 caliber is in all honesty pretty worthless for game of any decent size and an extended range. the 180 is ok 200 and 210 is even better. Provided you have the rate of twist to stabalize the bullet. People pay way too much attention to the velocity at the muzzle. which is why people steer towards bullets such as the 168 gr .308 Look at bullet energy and velocity and drop down range about 500 yards. Not to mention the killing power of a 200 as opposed to a 168 is amazing. Your 300 youd push the 200 about 2900 more than likely and the killing power will be sufficient for anything you plan to shoot including dogs and elk. [/QUOTE]
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