It boggles my mind why so many think that 3000fps with large grain bullets is so important. Pushing a large grain bullet anywhere over let’s say 2850fps will do the job within 500 yards. What needs to be important is accuracy, bullet placement and follow up shoot if necessary.
I had a very accurate 280AI in a Remington Sendero, PACNOR bbl., platform. It shot bug hole groups at 100 yds. Sub 1” groups at 200 yds. It performed excellent with 160 Accubonds that I dropped a Scimitar Horned Oryx at over 200 yds. plus. It chronographed this load at just over 2850. The weight retention was massive and deadly. Not once did I desire to pushing this load over the 2850 plus accuracy load. Dead is dead and never had any complaint about not being dead enough. Accuracy first, bullet placement second and prepare for a follow up shot if necessary. MTG
