What is pretty clear on this thread is how many people have had inconsistent and terrible terminal performance from high fragmenting bullets. Especially the eldm's and eldx's
What is pretty clear on this thread is how many people have had inconsistent and terrible terminal performance from high fragmenting bullets. Especially the eldm's and eldx's
I agree 100%, there isn't much of any. It would be great if manufacturers would test all their bullets in ordinance-grade gel blocks. I would recommend reading Martin Facklers work in wound ballistics and how bullets kill.I think folks are questioning how much documented performance there is of a 6mm 103 ELDM or similar bullet impacting at say 25-75 yards (2800-2900 fps).
Here is a 247 lb 3.5 year old whitetail I killed this year in N Michigan with an 77 grain Sierra TMK at 75 yards. He stayed on his feet for 3 seconds, fell and never moved again. Fragmenting bullets work fineI think folks are questioning how much documented performance there is of a 6mm 103 ELDM or similar bullet impacting at say 25-75 yards (2800-2900 fps).
Do you think he is the first person to write a book on terminal ballistics?I agree 100%, there isn't much of any. It would be great if manufacturers would test all their bullets in ordinance-grade gel blocks. I would recommend reading Martin Facklers work in would ballistics and how bullets kill.
It is, because it's accurate, again, with samples in the hundreds over many years
If I were an elk "guide"…. I'd way rather see a guy show up with a 6 Creed that he could shoot well, than a 7 Mag he was unfamiliar with and/or scared of.
Much of the back-end "what if something goes wrong" variables can be mitigated by understanding the limitations on one's ability and wares.
I think there's a lot of folks opining and waxing eloquent… on a subject they've got little experience with.
Dunning-Kruger EffectIf I were an elk "guide"…. I'd way rather see a guy show up with a 6 Creed that he could shoot well, than a 7 Mag he was unfamiliar with and/or scared of.
Much of the back-end "what if something goes wrong" variables can be mitigated by understanding the limitations on one's ability and wares.
I think there's a lot of folks opining and waxing eloquent… on a subject they've got little experience with.
Don't need to, smaller caliber, less recoiling rifles kill big game very well. Also, many people have debilitating shoulder injuries, like the ex-Army ranger I hunt with, and can't shoot a magnum anymore...and 100% agrees with me.................that golf is a pointless game.If a hunter is scared of a 7 mag, perhaps he/she is better suited for golf……not hunting! memtb