Originally Posted by New_2_99s
Originally Posted by Jordan Smith
The higher the impact speed of C&C bullets, the less predictable their terminal performance tends to be. Which is why heavy, high-SD C&C bullets launched from standard-velocity cartridges tend to work quite well. I try to stick with a sub-3000 fps launch speed, but 2700-2800 fps may be even better for C&C terminal repeatability. With monos, it seems to be the opposite.

Jordan,

So I shouldn't have bought 2 boxes Precision Hunter 110gr ELD-X, for my TC 25-06, to be used on Whitetails ?

Occasional 200 metre shot, but most are 50-100 in our boreal.

Well, at least they were on special !

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None of this suggests, blow up upon impact !

Maybe, I'm just naive !
That's not to say that they don't work outside of that regime, but IME the predictability of terminal performance tends to drop as C&C muzzle speed rises beyond about 3000 fps. wink