Thread: Downhill shot

Originally Posted by tibo

Sure, I used the same date in Ballistic AE and Hornady 4dof:

BC 0.646 (Hornady 6.5mm 140gr ELDM
2500fps
100m zero
sight height 2"
Barrel twist 1:8

atitude 0
temp 20degc
humidity 60
pressure 1013.31
wind speed 0

@tibo , I dont know what the intended quarry is but with a low powered cartridge as above the effective range wont be too far on a Red Stag.
We need 1500 foot pounds energy and an impact velocity over 2200 fps as a safe minimum for an adult stag.
It was Col Townsend Whelan that came up with the 1000 fp, minimum but that was for Whitetail with heavy slow big cals around 1930

Originally Posted by Moa Hunter

@tibo , I dont know what the intended quarry is but with a low powered cartridge as above the effective range wont be too far on a Red Stag.
We need 1500 foot pounds energy and an impact velocity over 2200 fps as a safe minimum for an adult stag.
It was Col Townsend Whelan that came up with the 1000 fp, minimum but that was for Whitetail with heavy slow big cals around 1930

1500lbs? I have been reading 1200lbs and 1900fps a few time. I was planning to get a 300wsm at some stage it would be more suitable then

Originally Posted by Moa Hunter

@tibo , I dont know what the intended quarry is but with a low powered cartridge as above the effective range wont be too far on a Red Stag.
We need 1500 foot pounds energy and an impact velocity over 2200 fps as a safe minimum for an adult stag.
It was Col Townsend Whelan that came up with the 1000 fp, minimum but that was for Whitetail with heavy slow big cals around 1930

Originally Posted by tibo

1500lbs? I have been reading 1200lbs and 1900fps a few time. I was planning to get a 300wsm at some stage it would be more suitable then

I'm really not going to go into this any more than there is no hard and fast rule, a lot of it depends on bullet type and construction as well as velocity and shot placment, foot pounds etc etc.
Moa you certainly wont go wrong with those figures but they are not set in stone depending on other parameters.
I will not be drawn further on this other than to say "do your own research before experimenting on animals" (that last comment is not directed at anyone just my personal opinion)

I do not advocate taking shots at ranges where bullet performance is Marginal, more than enough is always going to be better than just enough