300BLKAre you thinking the 90gr Hornady ELDX and 90gr Sierra Tipped Game Kings are too light? I was thinking them to be a good compromise between weight and BC.
Everything works out to about 300 but after that the lighter bullets seem to drop off . I have not tried it yet but the 103 up around 2850 on paper gives solid knock down numbers out to 450 or so.
Right now I have a box of 90gr ELDX, one of 87gr Hammer , one of 90gr CX and 2 boxes of 90gr GMX to play with and have all year to try it all out.
I am curious about the 87gr Hammer AH and what are the max speed that can be gotten from it and still be accurate .
I'm just not sure the ARC was meant to be a hunting round out that far. I know it works as a target round or as a war round beyond that but am concerned about a clean kill at distance on a deer.
On paper at max speed 3050 on Hornady reloading app. the 90 ELDXwould retain a little over a 1,000lbs energy at 350and be under at 375. I know that a lot of people use a lot less and if I get some practical experience showing it works maybe but for now I'm trying to find the best out to 500. I don't think I will ever go that far but am trying to get better and reach a little farther each time I go.
I'm thinking my best bet is a portable blind that I set up closer to where I'm seeing deer
Everything works out to about 300 but after that the lighter bullets seem to drop off . I have not tried it yet but the 103 up around 2850 on paper gives solid knock down numbers out to 450 or so.
Right now I have a box of 90gr ELDX, one of 87gr Hammer , one of 90gr CX and 2 boxes of 90gr GMX to play with and have all year to try it all out.
I am curious about the 87gr Hammer AH and what are the max speed that can be gotten from it and still be accurate .
I'm just not sure the ARC was meant to be a hunting round out that far. I know it works as a target round or as a war round beyond that but am concerned about a clean kill at distance on a deer.
On paper at max speed 3050 on Hornady reloading app. the 90 ELDXwould retain a little over a 1,000lbs energy at 350and be under at 375. I know that a lot of people use a lot less and if I get some practical experience showing it works maybe but for now I'm trying to find the best out to 500. I don't think I will ever go that far but am trying to get better and reach a little farther each time I go.
I'm thinking my best bet is a portable blind that I set up closer to where I'm seeing deer