Thread: Friday night fun - where are you aiming for the kill shot

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

If I shot that there with my 30-284 and a 178amax both shoulders would be jelly and the whole thing would be bloody back to the hind quarters.
If I shot it there with my 303 with 150gr soft points I could eat right up to the hole.
If I was only going to carry hind quarters and back steaks it would make no difference.
If I could drag it to a track to pick up with quad or ute it would.

Yup, that’s why I like the maxim “use enough gun, but not too much”.

My short .308 is only pushing a tad over 2,500fps. Knocks ‘em over just fine.