I find it interesting the debate goes on to cartridge alone without thinking about maximum effective range. Like for instance.....one could harvest an elk with a recurve 60 pound bow to perhaps 50 yards, a 70 pound compound perhaps 80. But with a rifle no one really discusses range cartridge relationships. I purpose the following dogma. With a traditional cup and core or lead projectile..... twice the foot pounds of energy upon impact that the animal weighs. Sectional density for elk at about .250. With monolithics drop the sectional density by 30 percent but look for a minimum of 1800 feet per second upon impact. Then each caliber and each bullet could generate a maximum effective range?
