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The thread here about .243 loads for
deer hunting has prompted me to ask for
your help in better understanding terminal
ballistics.
From personal experience, I know what a
165 grain 30/06 round will do on medium
size deer..That is about the sum total
of my eyewitness experience with rifle
ballistics on big game.
With that limited perspective, I have a
hard time envisioning how an 85 or 95
grain bullet from say, a .243 or equivelant
rifle can perform sufficiently to bring
down a 120 pound animal.
I realize the smaller bullet is traveling
maybe 200 to 400 fps faster; but the fact
remains, it's a "tiny" projectile.
Is it's expansion that dramatic? Is the
hydrostatic shock that "explosive"?
Does the extra few hundred fps, indeed make
up for the much smaller bullet.
Given the fact that such small rounds do
work, what is your opinion of a minimum
size bullet (game laws notwithstanding)
that could reasonable be considered sport-
ing and universally acceptable for deer
size game?
I'm asking, in part, because I own a .243
but can't get it to stabalize with bullets
larger than 85 grain. Therefore, I have
never considered using it as a deer rifle.
Convince me that I can reconsider with
confidence.
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