I took my eldest son out for a hunt this morning with my GRRW .54 flinter. Lots of roos and emus but no foxes or deer seen. He found some "dinosaur" bones and some emu pop so as far as he was concerned it was a success.
Anyhow, I wanted to unload the gun on the way back to the ute and saw a nice big rock on a dam bank. I ranged it at 130m (143 yards), sat down took aim, judging it needed to be a smidge high and fired. It's winter here and all is wet so no dust flew up to indicate where the shot landed. I walked up and lo and behold I hit directly in line but 4" to the right. Definitely a kill zone shot.
Got me to wondering, ballistically how far out will a 54 cal round ball effectively kill big game such as elk? I know there are energy recommendations and such but I'm after actual experiences of folks if they exist.
Dino hunter
Anyhow, I wanted to unload the gun on the way back to the ute and saw a nice big rock on a dam bank. I ranged it at 130m (143 yards), sat down took aim, judging it needed to be a smidge high and fired. It's winter here and all is wet so no dust flew up to indicate where the shot landed. I walked up and lo and behold I hit directly in line but 4" to the right. Definitely a kill zone shot.
Got me to wondering, ballistically how far out will a 54 cal round ball effectively kill big game such as elk? I know there are energy recommendations and such but I'm after actual experiences of folks if they exist.
Dino hunter
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