RE: Gun and Ammo report
In many years of hunting, about 49 now, I have found that good bullets traveling at 2500-2800 fps seem to give me the best and most consistant performance on deer size game. I have been a student of ballistics for many years and have killed deer with everything from the 22 rimfire to the 416 Rem Mag. Just from what I have seen in the field, I stand behind medium sized calibers with middle weight bullets per caliber and velocity above 2500 fps and normally below 2900 fps. Its worked for me without exception for decades now. Nothing has made more instant kills for me than the 308 and 6.5x55 swede. Both medium calibers at moderate speed. I think that bullets perform more CONSISTANTLY at moderate speeds. It takes the stress off the bullet yet has plenty of velocity to expand. Excess velocity can cause bullets to over expand or blow up against bones or even real thick hides.