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If you shoot an elk with a 180 interlock out of a 30-06 at any vaguely reasonable range (BC on those isn't all that high), it'll kill it dead as dead gets. If it doesn't, you didn't place the shot well.
I agree about drop. Wind drift is the trickier thing to compensate for and a higher BC does help. Like you said though, most people worry about potential shots they will never take.BC doesn't really matter inside ~500 yards. The difference in drop between a 180 PSP and a 178 ELDX is about the width of your hand at 500. People put way too much thought into shots they'll never take.
I agree about drop. Wind drift is the trickier thing to compensate for and a higher BC does help. Like you said though, most people worry about potential shots they will never take.
Yes, but distance is easy to measure and is constant on a static target. Wind shifts in direction and speed and varies along the path of flight. You also can't just laser and dial.The difference in wind drift is the same as the drop with a 10 mph full-value wind. That's less than your margin of error for estimating wind.
Even with the exact same point of aim you're still on the same paper plate at 500.
I meant more to maintain good impact velocity than drift or drop.BC doesn't really matter inside ~500 yards. The difference in drop between a 180 PSP and a 178 ELDX is about the width of your hand at 500. People put way too much thought into shots they'll never take.
Again, inside 500 the difference is not even worth accounting for. It's like 150 fps.I meant more to maintain good impact velocity than drift or drop.