Originally Posted by
lemoyne
I am having trouble with your figures.
YDS FPS FPE Drop from 100 yd "0"
200
1418.7
893.8
-10.83
This is what my ballistic program gives me for a 200 gr Shock Wave using a calculate BC with figures from my chrony with the bullet starting at 2,000 FPS.
I not only fell that this is sufficent I have take a 300 pound black bear at a range finder distance of 188 yards and it dropped him with a hit a couple of inches over the heart, the only difference is I load 150 feet a second faster.
Lee,
I like your numbers much better! I was using a BC I took off of handloads.com for a hollow point bullet. I'm shooting a 200 grain Harvester Scorpion which about the same as an XTP.
Thanks to all with input. I hesitate to go with a higher load as I want her to be focused on the cross hairs vs the recoil.
O'l Dad will do his best to get her a close shot but anyone who has hunted the prairie knows close isn't always an option. I'm just trying to find a max range for the load should the opportunity arise.
She's a very good shot by the way. I couldn't be more pleased that a 17 year old girl thinks going hunting with Dad is a good idea.
