Thread: Downhill shot

Moa Hunter. Using your figure of 1200 ft/pounds my 223 supposedly no good past 35 meters approximately. I’ll have to disagree on that one. 68 deer shot in last 10 months, ranges out to 200 meters, they all dropped on the ground.

Originally Posted by woods223

Moa Hunter. Using your figure of 1200 ft/pounds my 223 supposedly no good past 35 meters approximately. I’ll have to disagree on that one. 68 deer shot in last 10 months, ranges out to 200 meters, they all dropped on the ground.

My figure was actually 1500fp not 1200fp (and a minimum impact velocity of 2200 fps) for a Red Stag. This advice is from professional hunting guides in nz and it is the LEGAL minimum in Germany: 'for Roe deer: minimum impact energy more than 1000 J at 100 m.
For other ungulates: minimum calibre 6,5 mm, minimum impact energy more than
2000 J at 100 m.
So if the legal minimum is 1500 fp in a european country from where our deer came from (via england) should we not take notice of this ?

From Hungary:Calibre restrictions do not apply, and semi-automatic/repeating shotguns are permitted.
- ROE DEER Minimum striking energy at 100m: over 1000 J
- OTHER LARGE GAME Minimum striking energy at 100m: over 2500 J