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    Does Energy have the potential to affect terminal performance?

    Think of it this way. Energy does the work. Velocity, bullet construction, material density affect rate of energy transfer. Rate of energy transfer does the wounding. The bigger the energy the bigger the amount of work that can be done. The faster the transfer the wider and shallower the...
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    Does Energy have the potential to affect terminal performance?

    This is not true exactly. Velocity does not really expand anything. The reason velocty is important is dynamic pressure. Basically in a fluid or semi fluid, the faster something impacts the “harder” it is because the material can’t get out of way fast enough. Dynamic pressure increases with...
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    OFFICIAL Peterson Cartridge Customer Support Thread

    Another request for 6.8 Western! Great to see the WSMs on the list for this year. Out of curiosity do you need any sort of permission from the designer of a cartridge like Hornady for prc, et all to make brass or once goes to saami it is open to all? Lou
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    Is the 6.8 western gaining traction or did the 7mm prc finish it off?

    I always get s kick out of the prognosticators saying something dead or not. The 6.5 creedmoor did not catch on for like 8 years and the whole time the internet experts claimed it was a fad. Now yet another 7mm mag comes along and people are saying it is next coming and 6.8 is dead. How many...
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    Is the 6.8 western gaining traction or did the 7mm prc finish it off?

    6.8 Western is great cartridge and catching on. I prefer the 6.8W over 7 prc due to lighter recoil as well. 7prc has 8-10 more grains of capacity and drives a 175 to 3000 fps vs 2850 fps but the 6.8W. Pick your power/recoil level - both are super cartridges. I have 2 6.8s and there is...
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    Largest bullet for 7mm PRC?

    Federal’s new 170 TA load looks to be about a perfect elk load in 7prc Lou
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    The 6.8 Western, By Jesse Werner

    Who really knows. The only really popular big game round introduced in last what 60 years is the 6.5 creedmoor. It was around 8-10 years before it took off and other people started loading it. Plenty of other rounds took off faster with bunch of options then faded. Federal did say 6.8W was...
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    The 6.8 Western, By Jesse Werner

    6.8W will be around for long haul. It is a modern 270, like the 7prc, et all are modern versions of their repective calibers and is gaining traction with hunters. Lot of loaded ammo and component bullets for it. As others mentioned not a competition round so the boutique brass guys are slower...
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    Dedicated Big Woods Whitetail Setup

    A lever 30-30 or 35 rem with low power scope. I have only used inexpensive red-dots but the ones I have used were no where near as good in low light as even inexpensive scope. A 223 would work perfectly well just nowhere near as cool as a lever in the deer woods. Save that 223 for open...
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    300wsm vs 7prc vs 7rem mag?

    6.8 Western or 7 prc of the new rounds. Both set up right and easy button. 6.8W is short action and had a bit less recoil. 7prc long action with a bit more horsepower. I prefer the 6.8W as plenty of performance and don’t want more recoil. If ammo availabilty is a concern 7rm is tough to...
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    Does Energy have the potential to affect terminal performance?

    I have read Nathan’s stuff and have his books. I won’t say I think everthing he writes is correct (compared to other experts, not me), but I don’t think anything I have written contradicts his stuff. I am trying to be caliber/bullet/numbers agnostic in what I posted to not derail a decent...
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    Does Energy have the potential to affect terminal performance?

    That sounds about right. Some folks embrace fragmenting as a means to increase wounding some can’t stand the thought. However there is no perfect answer as there is always a tradeoff. As for temp stretch on wounding (forget fragmenting for a minute), from what I researched the understanding...
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    Does Energy have the potential to affect terminal performance?

    Yes, that is basically it. To maximize penetration you want to minimize velocity loss and keep terminal SD high during penetration. The solid accompishes this since does not expand (which increases drag/reduces SD) or lose weight during penetration (reduced SD) The caveat here is you also...
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    Hornady Interlock Anyone?

    Super bullet. Took lots of game with them over the years in 270, 7mm, 30 cal in various cartridges and weights. Lou
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    Does Energy have the potential to affect terminal performance?

    I have posted this elsewhere but have been interested in terminal ballistics and how the variables play together. In general it is a complex topic how a live target interacts to a wound but the physics and fluid dynamics are pretty well understood about how things work. Since asked about...
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    Adding a 6.8 Western??

    I have shot 3 coyotes and several pigs including a very large boar with 175 tgk. All exits including the large boar through both shoulders which is pretty stout critter and an excellent bullet stopper. The bullet do a lot damage and seem to open quick but have a very high sectional density and...
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    Adding a 6.8 Western??

    I have 2 now and really like the cartridge. One is a Win 70 stainless WSM I rebarreled and the other an Xbolt Speed SR I run with a suppressor. Both are very accurate and recoil is mild for down range punch. I have moslty used factory loads - the 165 ablr Win load and 175 tgk. Not tried the...
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    6.8 Western Brass

    Well, I emailed Peterson again and they said no plans. Disappointing as not what said in the past but ADG sounded more encouraging than in past when I mailed them per other post. Lou
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    7prc just slayed the 6.8 Western

    If you guys have insuffient imagination to justify owning both a 6.8W and 7prc I feel sorry for you. You might as well shoot a 30-06;) Lou
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    7prc just slayed the 6.8 Western

    Sierra, Nosler, Barnes, Berger all make heavy for cal fast twist bullets for the 6.8W. Not to mention the boutique guys like hammer, badlands, etc. Federal has announced they are doing a heavy .277 but never seen it. Christensen arms, fierce, seekins all offer off the shelf rifles in 6.8W on...

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