30-06sprg 125gr.
05-29-2004, 07:34 PM
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Location: Rocky Mountains, Colorado
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RE: 30-06sprg 125gr.
JamesB, Right You Are!
As I followed this thread, I couldn't help but think....
Sectional Density,
Sectional Density,
Sectional Density....
It gets down to bullet shape for flight (ballistic coefficient) and penetrating ability(sectional density)....
Take it to the extreme, imagine a 125gr. bullet in a 50 caliber rifle. it may be the same weight as a 125gr bullet in a 270 but that is where the similarity ends --- in a 50 cal, it won't fly nor penetrate worth beans.
You might recall one of our more colorful members used "heavy for caliber" and "light for caliber" when addressing bullet weights --- heavy for one caliber is light for another. That said though, you can knock over a deer with darn near anything so it will probably do the trick on them, not my kind of choice, but probably will work okay, especially if the deer are in the "fly weight" division.
EKM
As I followed this thread, I couldn't help but think....
Sectional Density,
Sectional Density,
Sectional Density....
It gets down to bullet shape for flight (ballistic coefficient) and penetrating ability(sectional density)....
Take it to the extreme, imagine a 125gr. bullet in a 50 caliber rifle. it may be the same weight as a 125gr bullet in a 270 but that is where the similarity ends --- in a 50 cal, it won't fly nor penetrate worth beans.
You might recall one of our more colorful members used "heavy for caliber" and "light for caliber" when addressing bullet weights --- heavy for one caliber is light for another. That said though, you can knock over a deer with darn near anything so it will probably do the trick on them, not my kind of choice, but probably will work okay, especially if the deer are in the "fly weight" division.
EKM
