Originally Posted by
sabotloader
..... To my thinking the 100 yard velocity needs to be greater. Although if there is enough energy he might get it to pass through also because he has reduced the drag in the animal of the bullet.
So the next question what will it do at a 150 or 200 yards.
The solution is simple. One just needs to use 110g of powder to shoot at 150 yard or less. This works for elk hunting with a muzzle loader in Colorado, where one is restricted to iron sights. If one wishes to shoot 200 yard, don't.
Shooting over 150 yard with iron sights at an elk may not be considered ethical. Me, i won't judge, but also, i won't do it. However, if one really wishes to shoot 200 yard, or more, at elk, it seems to me one should use a bullet that flies better than this one does, perhaps a 500g or some such, conical.
During rifle season one can use optics, and sabot. Myself, i believe i might could make a good shot on an elk using a 300g Nosler in a sabot, pushed by 110g of Blackhorn, at 250 yard. However, i would much rather shoot that load at an elk out 75 yard, or even better--40 yard... 20 yard.