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I've shot 275 - 400 over 2400, 2 gr below max, burns clean in my 4". Most I have ever shot one sitting 22, hands out of action for a a...

I got one for review in 2003. Most readers won't know there were 2 versions of this cartridge and my early review was version 1 which I...

It’s heavier than I like but should be doable with your described condition if you’re not covering a lot of ground! I prefer to stay...

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How are you measuring how much energy was transferred?

Again, folklore told in the vacuum and echo chambers in the shooting and hunting world. The FBI ballistics laboratory, Martin Fackler...

Assuming no CNS hits, What is the mechanism of death with a 1500ft-lb of energy bullet that expends all of it inside the animal? And...

1500ft-lbs going through and stopping in 18in of elk is about 3050J. For a 700lb elk, that'd heat it about .0041 degrees F. Died of...

I know we are off the subject of OP and in scopes now and I apologize for that. I know I’ll be bashed hard about this…BUT If you...

I had a 2x pistol scope on my Super Redhawk 44 mag. I got it after a lesser scopes crosshairs turned to X hairs due to recoil. Never...

The old ones were dern good scopes. Their rings and bases were tough and made from good stuff as well. It is only within the last few...

I’ve been shooting and hunting with Leupolds for over 40 years without a problem. Last year my son lost the opportunity to harvest a...

Some folks need some form of numerical system to validate their beliefs! The ft/lb theory/fallacy provides them the comfort they...

The energy argument is complete nonsense. If anybody can provide actual evidence of animals being killed my energy I’m all ears. It’s...

Whelen came up with those numbers in the 1920s, sooooo much has changed in bullet technology/design. Those KE thresholds really aren’t...