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Wildcat idea.. 308-416 can it be done?
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<blockquote data-quote="fiftybmg" data-source="post: 1254362" data-attributes="member: 96316"><p>To understand if it's possible, look at what is being done with the 44 magnum .</p><p></p><p>Stout 44 Magnum hunting loads are 300 grains at 1200 fps from a revolver, more or less. A rifle in 44 mag can go higher, of course.</p><p></p><p>It is possible to hunt with a 44 magnum revolver to 100 yards.</p><p></p><p>So by extension, a 400 grain 416 caliber bullet at 1100 fps should do what a 300 grain .44 bullet can do at 1200 fps.</p><p></p><p>At altitude the speed of sound decreases, so at 5100 feet, it's just over 1000 fps.</p><p></p><p>If you can hunt elk with a 300 grain 44 magnum bullet, you can also hunt it with a subsonic 416 of 400 grains. </p><p></p><p>If I did the calculation correctly, subsonic bullet drop at 200 yards when zeroed at 100 yards if three feet, or one meter.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="fiftybmg, post: 1254362, member: 96316"] To understand if it's possible, look at what is being done with the 44 magnum . Stout 44 Magnum hunting loads are 300 grains at 1200 fps from a revolver, more or less. A rifle in 44 mag can go higher, of course. It is possible to hunt with a 44 magnum revolver to 100 yards. So by extension, a 400 grain 416 caliber bullet at 1100 fps should do what a 300 grain .44 bullet can do at 1200 fps. At altitude the speed of sound decreases, so at 5100 feet, it's just over 1000 fps. If you can hunt elk with a 300 grain 44 magnum bullet, you can also hunt it with a subsonic 416 of 400 grains. If I did the calculation correctly, subsonic bullet drop at 200 yards when zeroed at 100 yards if three feet, or one meter. [/QUOTE]
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