Biggfoot44
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- Aug 2, 2009
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Finally, .45-70 is a great round, but 250 is pushing it for a humane kill on elk at 250, as the energy has dropped to 1000-1500 ft lbs. Inside of 100yds and it hits harder than a 30.06
Really ?
If .45-70 ( & similar ) with cast bullets and actual Black Powder would completely penetrate a Buffalo at 1,000 yards , there's no question of it being fatal to an Elk at 250 .
The limiting factor is trajectory related , or more specifically , the shooter's abilities in dealing it .
Precise range estimation , and intimate knowledge of trajectories . and dialing in sights / estimating hold over .
Back in the day , involved Vernier Tang Sights , at least as precise and repeatable as modern knob twirling .
Now for a slightly different discussion of :
For a modern era Hunter/ Shooter , accustomed to bottleneck ctgs . with trajectories within +/- 50% of a .308 Win , what distances would they feel confident and comfortable without learning an entirely different branch of the Shooting Arts ?
150 yda would be a midpoint of the conversation .