.50 cal PRB vs Bullet impact point

[Chris Nolin]

The PA Conical looks great. I'll order a box. Thanks!

 

[rodwha]

You are right about leaving politics out. Sorry for my comment.

There's also the lighter 250 grn REAL by Lee if you cast.

 

[Idaho Ron]

I would also pick a REAL over a PRB. But that is just my opinion and experience at actually KILLING elk and not just doing it on the internet with a coulda or shoulda. Ron

 

[Sean Gadhar]

you should set them for your hunting load/charge - the game you are after "deserve that", and learn to shoot your light charge/target /plinking with the sight set that way...

:hatsoff:

 

[don hepler]

If a slower moving round ball is, for example, 4 inches high at 50 yards, in order to hit dead on at 100 yards, then you need to figure out how fast you would have to move a larger bullet so it is also 4 inches high somewhere about mid point to hit dead on at 100 yards. The trajectory is not going to be exact, but close enough.

 

[Adui]

OK I've at least browsed every post on this topic. I still wonder why anything more than PRB is needed. Admittedly, I've no practical experience with elk so I could be arm-chairing this one.

All that said, My Traditions Hawken has the same 1:48 twist, and while I wasn't any good at load working back then, I tried 375gr Maxi Hunter's and couldn't get a group under 6" at 100 yards, (in truth I think I could get 9 out of 10 on a paper plate so probably closer to 8" groups). Keep this in mind when finding a conical for this idea.