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<blockquote data-quote="APeterson" data-source="post: 1638788" data-attributes="member: 20085"><p>With your setup you should be grouping 5-6" Low @ 200yds, 9-10" @ 250yds & 15-16" low @ 300yds.</p><p>You will only have sufficient knockdown power around 200-220yds. Typically you want minimum 1,000 ft lbs of kinetic energy @ impact and according to your projectiles trajectory chart you loose that 1,000 ft lb mark @ 200-220 yds.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Shooting a Knight Extreme 28" Barrel, 270 Grain Powerbelt Platinum Aerotip with a 150 grain Pyrodex load I typically group around -5.00 to 6.00" at 200 yds.</p><p>I have had more of an issue when impacting a game between 50-80 yds. Seems the projectile contains too much kinetic energy to cause significant cavitation in the body cavity. Any game (Deer and Feral Hog) I have impacted at more than 100yds+ nealry fall down instantly. </p><p></p><p>This year I am moving up to a heavier projectile and backing off 50 grains. This should give me more impact power but cut down on my accuracy at distance.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="APeterson, post: 1638788, member: 20085"] With your setup you should be grouping 5-6" Low @ 200yds, 9-10" @ 250yds & 15-16" low @ 300yds. You will only have sufficient knockdown power around 200-220yds. Typically you want minimum 1,000 ft lbs of kinetic energy @ impact and according to your projectiles trajectory chart you loose that 1,000 ft lb mark @ 200-220 yds. Shooting a Knight Extreme 28" Barrel, 270 Grain Powerbelt Platinum Aerotip with a 150 grain Pyrodex load I typically group around -5.00 to 6.00" at 200 yds. I have had more of an issue when impacting a game between 50-80 yds. Seems the projectile contains too much kinetic energy to cause significant cavitation in the body cavity. Any game (Deer and Feral Hog) I have impacted at more than 100yds+ nealry fall down instantly. This year I am moving up to a heavier projectile and backing off 50 grains. This should give me more impact power but cut down on my accuracy at distance. [/QUOTE]
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