... I agree with your theory of bullet effectiveness being maxed at a particular velocity window. A bunch of years ago, I shot the 7mm Rem Mag for about 20 yrs. It was my go-to deer rifle. I was loading 139 gr. Hornadys on top of an over-the-top charge of IMR 4350. The gun/load combo shot really nice, with no pressure problems. Since this was before I owned a chrony, I had only an educated guess at best as to MV, and I estimated it at slightly over 3300FPS. Most of the deer I shot with that combo at less than 60 yds. had to be shot again. Knocked them down, but you best be ready with a follow-up shot. Bullet completely disintegrated under the hide, with jacket and lead fragments everywhere. Deer I took over 250+ yds. had a small entrance wound, and the exit hole on the other side of the ribcage was of baseball size, generally.
..... Sometimes lessons are hard to learn, and it takes a bit of constant reinforcement to drive it home. This was one of them.....
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