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That’s what I’ve got.

Very cool. Never had a 17 CF, but dang that looks like fun.

Mine is a coyote splat’n SOB but I have never tried to kill anything bigger with it, and probably won’t.

It is stupid accurate though with the 25 Horns with absolutely no recoil.

I likely won’t take it on a hunt for big game but I’ll continue to shoot pigs and other pests as they come.

In my buddies case, he carried it everyday in the winter to have something he could kill wolves with but not blow up foxes or lynx since he was selling hides. The caribou were opportunities when he or someone he knew needed meat and he came across them while making his rounds. Back in the 70s-80s when the Nelchina herd was big and the seasons and limits were liberal.

Bout like my 204 with 32’s, love it for cats and coyotes. Then you hear all the “run off” stories about the 17 rem and 204.. 🤦‍♂️😂

I meant to say I've never chased a wounded animal that I personally shot with a .223 or larger.

I'd submit that bullet lateral drift from wind is more of a challenge to get right than bullet drop rate, by far!
As I understand it, Ballistic Coefficient is ONLY pertinent to bullet lateral drift from wind.
And B/C has nothing to do with the drop rate of a bullet, and nothing to do with how well the bullet penetrates.

You may have a bit of a problem here, depending on what exactly you mean.

Maybe compare two of your favorites with Hornadys online Ballistic Calculator (its free and easy).. One of high BC and one of patched round ball variety at the same speed. I think it'll answer the questions.

My understanding is that gravity causes a bullet to drop at a fixed rate but that the fps and efficiency of the bullet may allow it to travel further in that same timeframe. Mathman no doubt has a better grasp on it than me.

Who does this? I think the 6 arc will be cool and have a case of ammo waiting for a gun but my wife shoots a 250AI with 100gr nbts and it works great. Have I just missed those discussions or is that another hypothetical debate? I can’t imagine someone making fun of shooting deer with a250 and 100’s. That’s a heck of a deer killing round.

For instance, big stick.

And yes it's a "for instance," but a lot of our arguments here are similar.

Lol….that’s kinda my point. He does that more for sport(if he actually has) than thinking a 6 arc kills better than a 250.

That comment is just as hypothetical as the 361 pound deer of a lifetime about to get away

BC has a lot to do with how fast a bullet drops vertically. It helps with wind too, for the same reason. Keeping its speed up for longer.

Again, that depends upon what we're actually talking about.

True. I could be totally misreading Big 5’s comment here.

223 bolt gun is as small of a caliber as I’ve ever used. My boy killed a deer broadside at about 40 yards with a 50grain GMX(DRT) and I head shot a doe at 108 yards with a 77 grain hollow point(don’t remember what bullet) and obviously DRT

It has a LOT to do with brains.

Gay talk out of the gate, no surprise.