Max Effective Range of a 20ga Sabot on deer?
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Max Effective Range of a 20ga Sabot on deer?
I believe they say a modern 20ga sabot slug will kill a deer at 200yds effectively.
What's the maximum effective range on a whitetail deer you think?
Or if you have personal knowledge of someone killing a deer with a 20ga slug past 200yds, please share what distance/circumstances.
I've heard a 12ga have killed deer at 250-300yds, think a 20 has enough juice at 250? 300yds?
A 20ga Sabot is 260grs@1900fps, I've heard this is exaggerated. I think they're .45 or .50 caliber ML style bullets, so perhaps someone can determine energies at 200, 250, 300yds.
What's the maximum effective range on a whitetail deer you think?
Or if you have personal knowledge of someone killing a deer with a 20ga slug past 200yds, please share what distance/circumstances.
I've heard a 12ga have killed deer at 250-300yds, think a 20 has enough juice at 250? 300yds?
A 20ga Sabot is 260grs@1900fps, I've heard this is exaggerated. I think they're .45 or .50 caliber ML style bullets, so perhaps someone can determine energies at 200, 250, 300yds.
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I believe they say a modern 20ga sabot slug will kill a deer at 200yds effectively.
What's the maximum effective range on a whitetail deer you think?
Or if you have personal knowledge of someone killing a deer with a 20ga slug past 200yds, please share what distance/circumstances.
I've heard a 12ga have killed deer at 250-300yds, think a 20 has enough juice at 250? 300yds?
A 20ga Sabot is 260grs@1900fps, I've heard this is exaggerated. I think they're .45 or .50 caliber ML style bullets, so perhaps someone can determine energies at 200, 250, 300yds.
What's the maximum effective range on a whitetail deer you think?
Or if you have personal knowledge of someone killing a deer with a 20ga slug past 200yds, please share what distance/circumstances.
I've heard a 12ga have killed deer at 250-300yds, think a 20 has enough juice at 250? 300yds?
A 20ga Sabot is 260grs@1900fps, I've heard this is exaggerated. I think they're .45 or .50 caliber ML style bullets, so perhaps someone can determine energies at 200, 250, 300yds.
My best guess is that your 20 ga firing 260 gr. sabots will quite easily kill a whitetail deer at 200 yds.
To determine actual energy at those ranges you will need to know the actual bullet speed at the muzzle and the ballistic coifficient.
Last edited by skb2706; 08-09-2011 at 11:43 AM.
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YRD...DROP...VEL...ENER...MOM...OGW
0..... -1.5...1900...2084...70.57...696
50......0.7...1723...1714...64.00...519
100....0.0...1559...1403...57.90...384
150...-4.3...1410...1147...52.37...284
200..-13.0...1280...945 ...47.53...212
250..-27.0 ...1170 ...790...43.46...162
300..-47.4 ...1086 ...681...40.34...130
20ga,
BC-.2
.458 dia
http://www.biggameinfo.com/index.asp...=/balcalc.ascx
1900 fps
0..... -1.5...1900...2084...70.57...696
50......0.7...1723...1714...64.00...519
100....0.0...1559...1403...57.90...384
150...-4.3...1410...1147...52.37...284
200..-13.0...1280...945 ...47.53...212
250..-27.0 ...1170 ...790...43.46...162
300..-47.4 ...1086 ...681...40.34...130
20ga,
BC-.2
.458 dia
http://www.biggameinfo.com/index.asp...=/balcalc.ascx
1900 fps
Last edited by salukipv1; 08-09-2011 at 05:37 PM.