Originally Posted by
dylan_b
looking on buffalo bores website i see a +p load advertised at 1325 fps with a 325 grain bullet. thats about the same velocity my nephew sends 300 grain sst's from his lyman buskstalker (about 1400 fps average through my chrony). it is a reduced load since hes still about young but he has taken 2 small bucks at under 50 yards and i witnessed both go down. so a +p load will kill and it can do it will IF the bullet is placed well. in general i think i am siding with vapodog, it will kill but its not anywhere near my first choice if theres a option.
That's close to 1300 ft-lb....quite a step up from the standard factory load.
I have a M-92 in .25-20 and I know for a fact that it'll kill deer....My father proved it back in 1932 but it only generates 650 ft-lb energy and is not a legal weapon in most states.....so it stays home.