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Which cartridge for lrh for 1000yd.
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<blockquote data-quote="Jordan Smith" data-source="post: 665518" data-attributes="member: 44423"><p>Notice I wrote "~2000fps" <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> </p><p></p><p>1928fps will still open up a VLD just fine. I'm not a big proponent of using ft-lbs of energy figures to compare the killing power of different bullets, but the old standby for elk has always been 1500 ft-lbs, which your example has at 1000 yards. What's not to like? The bullet has enough velocity to expand well, enough energy to satisfy the old school thinkers that still use energy to gauge a bullet's effectiveness, and gets there quick enough to be effective. And as the bullet approaches its minimum expansion velocity, hitting bone will only make it expand better and perform more effectively <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p></p><p>The 180gr Hybrid and 195gr EOL will only increase the effectiveness of the 7mm at extended range.</p><p></p><p>TOF is not going to be a lot different, regardless of the load you're using. I just ran the numbers through JBM on the 300gr OTM at 2800fps, and it's 1.30 seconds to get to 1000 yards, too. If you start that bullet off at 3100fps, it still takes 1.16 seconds to get to 1000. And that's at nearly 4000 feet elevation. It would take longer at the 3000 feet that you used for the 7mm.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jordan Smith, post: 665518, member: 44423"] Notice I wrote "~2000fps" ;) 1928fps will still open up a VLD just fine. I'm not a big proponent of using ft-lbs of energy figures to compare the killing power of different bullets, but the old standby for elk has always been 1500 ft-lbs, which your example has at 1000 yards. What's not to like? The bullet has enough velocity to expand well, enough energy to satisfy the old school thinkers that still use energy to gauge a bullet's effectiveness, and gets there quick enough to be effective. And as the bullet approaches its minimum expansion velocity, hitting bone will only make it expand better and perform more effectively ;) The 180gr Hybrid and 195gr EOL will only increase the effectiveness of the 7mm at extended range. TOF is not going to be a lot different, regardless of the load you're using. I just ran the numbers through JBM on the 300gr OTM at 2800fps, and it's 1.30 seconds to get to 1000 yards, too. If you start that bullet off at 3100fps, it still takes 1.16 seconds to get to 1000. And that's at nearly 4000 feet elevation. It would take longer at the 3000 feet that you used for the 7mm. [/QUOTE]
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