Thread: A question for the doubters

Originally Posted by Gibo

I was about to say wtf does wind drift have to do with anything in this convo

I mean, you'd select a cartridge and bullet based on assumptions about terminal effectiveness and hit probability. Amongst other things. If you're satisfied with terminal effectiveness you'd only be thinking about hit probability. It's assumed but not always true that reduced wind drift improves hit probability.

Originally Posted by gimp

I mean, you'd select a cartridge and bullet based on assumptions about terminal effectiveness and hit probability. If you're satisfied with terminal effectiveness you'd only be thinking about hit probability. It's assumed but not always true that reduced wind drift improves hit probability.

Rationally. Irrationally you may select a cartridge and bullet based on any number of insane criteria

Originally Posted by gimp

Rationally. Irrationally you may select a cartridge and bullet based on any number of insane criteria

Criteria I used in making my last purchase. Calibre available in rifle I wanted, calibre capable of well killing the range of game I wish to hunt{ part of terminal effectiveness}, cartridge must be easily available in most parts of the world, as I wish to hunt over seas. And from that, cartridge must be legal for said hunting. Cartridge must be capable of killing at the ranges Im comfortable with{hit probability} . Cartridge must have good choice of suitable projectiles. {other part of terminal effectiveness}

Any of that irrational or insane?