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Okay, that was fun, but here are more real-world examples.
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Speaking of energy, if you are familiar with the 300 Weatherby Mag you will know that a 180 Partition fired from that rifle has over two tons of energy at the muzzle. So why did the 2.5 year old 4x4 I shot in the Cascades at under 100 yards simply turn his head and start walking away? Maybe he didn't read the ballistics table. Or how about the spike a couple of years later, hit with the same bullet from a .30-06 started at almost 2900 FPS, at only 50 yards? Hit broadside while walking and bugling, he just kept on walking despite the through and through behind his shoulder. I have more examples but you get the point.
Adding: my dad shot a spike behind the shoulder several years ago, .300 Weatherby Mag, 180 Partition, maybe 70 yards. Zipzip, through and through, twice. The bull just humped up a bit. It took a spine shot, number 3, to knock him down.
My first bull was a big 4x4 at 80 yards. He took three 180 Core-Lokts from my .30-06 behind the shoulder without moving, fourth shot spined him in the neck.
Energy, to me, is a meaningless figure.
P
Copied from another post:
Speaking of energy, if you are familiar with the 300 Weatherby Mag you will know that a 180 Partition fired from that rifle has over two tons of energy at the muzzle. So why did the 2.5 year old 4x4 I shot in the Cascades at under 100 yards simply turn his head and start walking away? Maybe he didn't read the ballistics table. Or how about the spike a couple of years later, hit with the same bullet from a .30-06 started at almost 2900 FPS, at only 50 yards? Hit broadside while walking and bugling, he just kept on walking despite the through and through behind his shoulder. I have more examples but you get the point.
Adding: my dad shot a spike behind the shoulder several years ago, .300 Weatherby Mag, 180 Partition, maybe 70 yards. Zipzip, through and through, twice. The bull just humped up a bit. It took a spine shot, number 3, to knock him down.
My first bull was a big 4x4 at 80 yards. He took three 180 Core-Lokts from my .30-06 behind the shoulder without moving, fourth shot spined him in the neck.
Energy, to me, is a meaningless figure.
P