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How much Energy to kill a Deer?
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<blockquote data-quote="J E Custom" data-source="post: 333292" data-attributes="member: 2736"><p>This is the best guide line to use.</p><p></p><p>It is based on the Taylor knock out values and has been the standard energy to recomend</p><p>for good clean one shot kills. This does not mean that less will not do only that 1000 ft/lbs</p><p>for deer size game and 1500 ft/lbs for Elk size game works most of the time if the shot is well</p><p>placed. 2500 ft/lbs is recommended for animals weighing 1500 pounds and 4000 ft/lbs + for</p><p>dangerous game for obvious reasons.</p><p></p><p>The main thing is to use a bullet at or above it's designed velocity and energy so as to get the</p><p>best performance from it under ALL hunting conditions. So to sum it up if you are hunting deer</p><p>size game you want to look at your ballistic tables and find the distance where the bullet drops</p><p>below any of the aforementioned values (1800 ft/sec,1000 ft/lbs of energy or accuracy is </p><p>insufficient to make a lethal hit) and just limit your distance to less than the max you will be</p><p>fine. </p><p></p><p>If you let the bullet performance dictate the velocity, accuracy,energy and the type of game </p><p>you will have many enjoyable hunts.</p><p></p><p>This criteria is for rifle hunting at longer ranges and should not be compared to other hunting</p><p>projectiles because they are designed to perform under different circumstances and cannot</p><p>be compared and are for the most part shorter range projectile's, Like the arrow (Kills by hemorrhage and not with energy) and the pistol (Not the ones that use rifle cartriges).</p><p></p><p>This has all ways been a debate and each person has to live with the outcome if they chose to</p><p>extend the range or performance beyond the projectiles limits.</p><p></p><p>You can kill a deer with a rock ,but would you want to.</p><p></p><p>J E CUSTOM</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="J E Custom, post: 333292, member: 2736"] This is the best guide line to use. It is based on the Taylor knock out values and has been the standard energy to recomend for good clean one shot kills. This does not mean that less will not do only that 1000 ft/lbs for deer size game and 1500 ft/lbs for Elk size game works most of the time if the shot is well placed. 2500 ft/lbs is recommended for animals weighing 1500 pounds and 4000 ft/lbs + for dangerous game for obvious reasons. The main thing is to use a bullet at or above it's designed velocity and energy so as to get the best performance from it under ALL hunting conditions. So to sum it up if you are hunting deer size game you want to look at your ballistic tables and find the distance where the bullet drops below any of the aforementioned values (1800 ft/sec,1000 ft/lbs of energy or accuracy is insufficient to make a lethal hit) and just limit your distance to less than the max you will be fine. If you let the bullet performance dictate the velocity, accuracy,energy and the type of game you will have many enjoyable hunts. This criteria is for rifle hunting at longer ranges and should not be compared to other hunting projectiles because they are designed to perform under different circumstances and cannot be compared and are for the most part shorter range projectile's, Like the arrow (Kills by hemorrhage and not with energy) and the pistol (Not the ones that use rifle cartriges). This has all ways been a debate and each person has to live with the outcome if they chose to extend the range or performance beyond the projectiles limits. You can kill a deer with a rock ,but would you want to. J E CUSTOM [/QUOTE]
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