All I can add to this thread is that IME, the proportion of folks citing energy as some magic killing threshold is usually inversely related to actually killing, on average....
This thread needs some coyote hunter ballistic tables.....grin...
So true. The axiom is an invented comfort for those who need answers without experience. Pretty meaningless to the thousands that are successful every year and are below it.
Why is it a point of pride to be below that threshold, really why is that something to brag about ???
For many people, it is not a point of pride. The point being made here is simply that impact energy that doesn't meet this arbitrary minimum has about as much to do with killing effectiveness as what you ate for breakfast this morning. There are other variables that have a much stronger correlation with killing effectiveness, like bullet expansion, bullet placement, penetration, etc.
