Cossack, my problem is I have no basis for making a decision. I think the best bullets do kill more reliably than standard bullets, by quite a bit, all other factors equal. But how much more reliably??? A 21" wound channel certainly seems to have a better probability of quickly dispatching an animal than a 15" channel does.
Gerard, of GSCustom bullets says that professional hunters routinely use his bullets on animals up to 400 pounds, with a 243, and the animals pretty reliably fall down. He's seen a LOT of animals shot, and probably has a pretty good practical idea of how much bullet is required for how big an animal. Even as experienced as some of the people on this board are, we might have trouble coming up with a sample as large as his. Dutch is right. 100 animals with each of 2-3 different bullets is starting to be a good indicator. If I live to be 99, and hunt every year, I won't be anywhere close to finishing the test on the first bullet.
Now if you see me and Dutch out rounding up about 300 burros for an experiment, you'll know that a test is in progress!
03-14-2005, 12:19 PM
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