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<blockquote data-quote="packgoatguy" data-source="post: 1556741" data-attributes="member: 27192"><p>not really the point of the conversation here... not debating whether one should take a long shot on big game... but rather the theoretical capabilities of various rifle cartridges if one chose to do so. Dare I also mention that you are literally posting on a website called... da da da da... "long range hunting" which presumes hunting shots that are long range. How long range? that is a debate for another thread IMO. </p><p></p><p>However, if you want, I can make my above statement fit a 500 yard shot or a 250 yard shot just as well. When there are variables at play under real world hunting conditions, like temperature spreads, wind, and distance... then the higher BC bullets are going to have the advantage. They will be "less" affected downrange. The rifle and cartridge combo that can put that high BC bullet on target with the most consistent precision, will win in my book. At 500 yards, The difference of the effect of wind (on the chart) is 6 inches from the 28 nosler option vs the 7mm08 at the bottom. Even a 5 mph wind is going to be a 3 inch difference. If you add in the 5 inches of possible variability with a 1MOA rifle, that could mean the difference of up to 8 inches at 500... which on deer or elk size targets is the difference between a kill shot and a wounded animal. So the caliber that can cut those extra 3 inches off, or the rifle that can shoot half moa instead of 1moa, is going to bring that variability down to 2-4 inches (a margin of error that could be acceptable under the right conditions) and might mean the difference between taking a shot and not taking a shot. So... even at shorter ranges, the math here matters. Maybe the difference is insignificant once you get inside 250 yards... but this is not a website or a post to debate what is or isn't effective inside 250 yards... cause pretty much anything will get that job done.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="packgoatguy, post: 1556741, member: 27192"] not really the point of the conversation here... not debating whether one should take a long shot on big game... but rather the theoretical capabilities of various rifle cartridges if one chose to do so. Dare I also mention that you are literally posting on a website called... da da da da... "long range hunting" which presumes hunting shots that are long range. How long range? that is a debate for another thread IMO. However, if you want, I can make my above statement fit a 500 yard shot or a 250 yard shot just as well. When there are variables at play under real world hunting conditions, like temperature spreads, wind, and distance... then the higher BC bullets are going to have the advantage. They will be "less" affected downrange. The rifle and cartridge combo that can put that high BC bullet on target with the most consistent precision, will win in my book. At 500 yards, The difference of the effect of wind (on the chart) is 6 inches from the 28 nosler option vs the 7mm08 at the bottom. Even a 5 mph wind is going to be a 3 inch difference. If you add in the 5 inches of possible variability with a 1MOA rifle, that could mean the difference of up to 8 inches at 500... which on deer or elk size targets is the difference between a kill shot and a wounded animal. So the caliber that can cut those extra 3 inches off, or the rifle that can shoot half moa instead of 1moa, is going to bring that variability down to 2-4 inches (a margin of error that could be acceptable under the right conditions) and might mean the difference between taking a shot and not taking a shot. So... even at shorter ranges, the math here matters. Maybe the difference is insignificant once you get inside 250 yards... but this is not a website or a post to debate what is or isn't effective inside 250 yards... cause pretty much anything will get that job done. [/QUOTE]
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