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How much kinetic energy is needed for elk?
Marks:
--- Quote from: JW_Halverson on March 16, 2014, 02:10:15 pm ---I have always wondered about the animal that takes huge punishment and runs forever, versus the single shot and a quick death.
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Its a good question. I don't have any primitive kills yet but I shot a whitetail doe with a 2 blade Magnus Stinger that didn't go 20 yds last year. About 100 yds from there a few years before I put 4 holes each about an inch apart starting right behind the shoulder in a 7 point with a .270 from 50 yds and the deer never flinched. I thought I was missing him until I saw some fur ruffle on the 4th shot. He just kept walking like nothing happened. Before I got off the 5th shot he walked into a thicket and fell dead but he never showed any sign of being hit till he fell.
Kenetic energy is above my pay grade. I are not that smart.
Weylin:
Don't forget those KE numbers are coming from a company who has a vested interest in convincing people that their current gear is inadequate and that they need to upgrade their equipment to be successful at hunting. I'd take it with a grain of salt and rely on 10,000+ years of anecdotal evidence.
Jeremy Holden:
--- Quote from: Weylin on March 28, 2014, 06:23:59 pm ---Don't forget those KE numbers are coming from a company who has a vested interest in convincing people that their current gear is inadequate and that they need to upgrade their equipment to be successful at hunting. I'd take it with a grain of salt and rely on 10,000+ years of anecdotal evidence.
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BINGO! It's all about the dollar for those folks. I keep telling myself that the indians did it all by trial. K.I.S.S. is my philosophy. Keep It Simple Stupid. But, I also commend your desire to research it before the moment of truth. We all owe it to the animal. No matter the size.
Jeremy
Traxx:
Mohawk13,
Tells it like it is....
Traxx:
And i would rate Blackies in the Medium game category.
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