The .270win:The perfect deer cartridge?

[fabsroman]

I stand corrected. I looked at the data in the Barnes reloading manual and a 130 gr. XLC bullet in .270 with a starting muzzle velocity of 3,200 fps will carry about 1,400 lb/ft of energy out to 600 yards and a 150 gr. XLC bullet in .300 with a starting muzzle velocity of 3,300 fps will only carry about 1,350 lb/ft of energy out to 600 yards, so I guess the .270 Win will do a better job out that far because of the BC. Now, up close the energy levels favor the .300, but then it really doesn't matter because they will both kill up close and far away.

Rocky,

I agree that an 800 yard shot shouldn't be taken if the shooter isn't capable of doing it, and right now my equipment isn't even close to being able to do that because I haven't spent enough time with it lately. However, is somebody can make the shot (e.g., Boyd), I don't have any problem with it. What about guys that kill groundhogs at 1,000 yards? Should they not take the shot because they might cripple the animal, or is it because they groundhogs are varmints that such shots are acceptable? There is a better chance of hitting the kill zone on big game than there is on varmints. Then again, there is a greater chance of completely missing a small target at 800 yards.