Originally Posted by Ridge Runner

means less than nothing, if you knew ballistics you would know why, my 6.5 gibbs burns less powder than the top 5 in the charts, yet it outperforms them because the bullet I shoot instead of having a BC in the .4's has a BC of .7, as far as wounded deer beyond 300, it happens, but speaking as a person who has killed 66 beyond 400 yards, dozens beyond 600, 10 beyond a grand, I know if you hit one, even if its not immediately fatal, not near as many are unrecovered simply due to the fact that there is no "in their face" muzzle blast, they are hurt and bed down, most of the time within 50 yards of impact, they are easily recovered. ok don't believe me, shoot a few at 600 and tell me about it.
learn what a bullet does from trigger break till impact and get back with me.
RR