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Spreadsheet to determine best long range hunting cartridge
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<blockquote data-quote="Greyfox" data-source="post: 1557630" data-attributes="member: 10291"><p>This formula is based on John Taylor's Knock Out Values that were developed to correlate to a cartridges ability to knock out an elephant with a head/brain shot at close range(approx 10-20 yards) with a "solid" bullet. This method, much like using just energy/velocity is good for general comparisons, but does no take into account the bullets expansion characteristics, an important consideration particularly with the 30 cal and under cartridges when used on thin skinned game(deer, elk, etc). A 450 Nitro Express capable of knocking an elephant out with a solid, could easily get the hunter killed if the same cartridge/bullet instead of an expanding soft point was used on a 500 pound lion. </p><p></p><p><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taylor_KO_Factor" target="_blank">https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taylor_KO_Factor</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Greyfox, post: 1557630, member: 10291"] This formula is based on John Taylor’s Knock Out Values that were developed to correlate to a cartridges ability to knock out an elephant with a head/brain shot at close range(approx 10-20 yards) with a “solid” bullet. This method, much like using just energy/velocity is good for general comparisons, but does no take into account the bullets expansion characteristics, an important consideration particularly with the 30 cal and under cartridges when used on thin skinned game(deer, elk, etc). A 450 Nitro Express capable of knocking an elephant out with a solid, could easily get the hunter killed if the same cartridge/bullet instead of an expanding soft point was used on a 500 pound lion. [URL]https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taylor_KO_Factor[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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