Great work guys. A lot of opinions. And it seems to me that a lot of you (including me) rate their charges depending on bullet selection.
But besides the powder charge debate, I am also seeing a lot of differences when bullet choice is thrown in. And logical too. But I sort of disagree with Builder's statement about a 300 gr sabot kills more effectively than a 250. I know what he meant but the wording may have been a bit off. Let's face it, Semisane said it best "Dead is dead, right". I believe what Builder was meaning to say that if both bullets were traveling at the same velocity than yes, the 300 gr would have more kenetic energy delivering more hydraulic shock to the animal hence causing more tissue damage (more effective). However the 250 with an equal charge will be traveling faster than a 300. How much faster I do not know without a chronograph. Now, does this increase in velocity nullify the extra 50 gr of bullet weight? How much faster must a 250 gr bullet go to equal the kenetic energy of a 300 gr bullet.
But then again, there is another factor that comes into play and that is penetration. On a whitetail I don't think it makes a hill of beans difference. The faster 250 will blow thru a whitetail's lungs the same as a slower 300 gr. But if I were to be hunting anything larger than whitetails, I would prefer the slower 300 gr which would in all likelyhood provide greater penetration.
Wow, this bullet debate is going to open up a whole new can of worms.
Am I a trouble maker or what!!!