RE: Foot Pounds of Energy Question
Mine has hunted some. She likes hunting when she's doing it, but it's tough to convince her to go. She shot a deer on her first day out.Must havespoiled her.
Oh, and the 1000 FPE thing. I know I've heard that with centerfire rifles, but I'm not sure it applies directly with MLs which generally firelarge, slow-moving projectiles. A deer won't know the difference between 800 and 1200 FPE if hit properly. If you think you are on the light side with FPE, select a bullet that will stay together and penetrate, and be a little fussy with shot selection.