bigbulls,
It' s a good thread - one hunters would do well to assess before heading out, even though it does touch on just part of a bigger " killing power" picture. Sorry if it sounds like a " hard time."

I assumed you knew of old P. O. but mentioned it for the benefit of others who don' t and also to point out that I didn' t just sit down at a ballistics table and pull that stuff out of thin air --- it was someone' s life work --- unfortunately it is a thinking man' s endeavor.

I' m betting most folks don' t know (and don' t care) how much energy their rifle has at the muzzle or at 200 yards. They shoot what they shoot; they shoot at the ranges they feel like shooting at any given moment; if it works great and if it don' t then too bad for the critter; and then they move on to the next one. Four beers and an hour and a half around the camp fire and it is the bestest rifle that ever was or ever will be.
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New Boar,
Are those energy levels at the muzzle or 200 yards out?.... and,
Is that " Just Get By" , " Fair" , or " Real Good" ?

Here is where theory meets reality:
If someone is hunting with a 1500 ft lb gun for elk hoping for a cow or a small bull and a record book 7x7 steps out at 150 yards, should they shoot it or should they go back to camp and round up a bigger gun and then come back?

That is why I .....

Never Go Undergunned,
EKM