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ft/lb

  • 25-03-2011 12:35pm
    #1
    andyone
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 451 ✭✭


    can any one tell what is the least acceptable energy rating in ft/lb for a clean kill on vermin.....ie what kinda energy would you still need to be behind a round to kill a rabbit cleanly.... both head shot... and a body shot....


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  • #2
    Tackleberrywho
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,590 ✭✭✭Tackleberrywho


    andyone wrote: »
    can any one tell what is the least acceptable energy rating in ft/lb for a clean kill on vermin.....ie what kinda energy would you still need to be behind a round to kill a rabbit cleanly.... both head shot... and a body shot....

    ratio of 10-1 is acceptable, most prefer 13-1 min


  • #3
    steyrprohunter
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 132 ✭✭steyrprohunter


    if you're talking about airgun hunting the advised ft/lbs to humanely kill is 1.5 ft/lbs but only a headshot to the brain area. Ive shot rabbits with my sons airgun at 20 yds which shots .177 pellets at 5.67 ft/lbs


  • #4
    andyone
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 451 ✭✭andyone


    Tackleberrywho wrote: »
    ratio of 10-1 is acceptable, most prefer 13-1 min
    when you give me that ratio do you mean 13ft/1lb:confused:


  • #5
    andyone
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 451 ✭✭andyone


    steyrprohunter wrote: »
    if you're talking about airgun hunting the advised ft/lbs to humanely kill is 1.5 ft/lbs but only a headshot to the brain area. Ive shot rabbits with my sons airgun at 20 yds which shots .177 pellets at 5.67 ft/lbs
    its for a .22lr using subs...... just wondering if i take a long shot and hit..... will it still knock the fecker over or will he look around himself and say what the **** was that.....


  • #6
    Tackleberrywho
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,590 ✭✭✭Tackleberrywho


    andyone wrote: »
    when you give me that ratio do you mean 13ft/1lb:confused:

    That is my understanding of it anyway


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  • #7
    clivej
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,111 ✭✭✭clivej


    Andy I'd say at it's maximum range of close on 1 mile it still retains enough energy to kill.

    From an old post here on the forums. (I save everything to my favorites list :))


    Airgun
    .22 airgun pellet, 20 gr. @ 800fps:
    The maximum range of your Custom .22 airgun pellet 20 gr. at 800 Feet per Second is:
    374.5 yards at an elevation angle of 26 degrees.
    Maximum altitude: 180 Feet @ 256 Yards downrange
    Velocity at     point of impact: 110 Ft/Sec
    Energy at point of impact: 0.5 Ft/Lbs (0.68 Joules)
    Flight time: 6.5 seconds


    Rimfire
    Winchester Rimfire .22 LR, 40 gr. Super X PowerPoint LHP
    The maximum range of your Winchester Rimfire .22 LR, 40 gr. Super X PowerPoint LHP at 1280 Feet per Second is:
    1635.5 yards at an elevation angle of 29 degrees.
    Maximum altitude: 842 Feet @ 1075 Yards downrange
    Velocity at     point of impact: 257 Ft/Sec
    Energy at point of impact: 5.9 Ft/Lbs (8 Joules)
    Flight time: 14.4 seconds


  • #8
    andyone
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 451 ✭✭andyone


    clivej wrote: »
    Andy I'd say at it's maximum range of close on 1 mile it still retains enough energy to kill.

    From an old post here on the forums. (I save everything to my favorites list :))


    Airgun
    .22 airgun pellet, 20 gr. @ 800fps:
    The maximum range of your Custom .22 airgun pellet 20 gr. at 800 Feet per Second is:
    374.5 yards at an elevation angle of 26 degrees.
    Maximum altitude: 180 Feet @ 256 Yards downrange
    Velocity at     point of impact: 110 Ft/Sec
    Energy at point of impact: 0.5 Ft/Lbs (0.68 Joules)
    Flight time: 6.5 seconds


    Rimfire
    Winchester Rimfire .22 LR, 40 gr. Super X PowerPoint LHP
    The maximum range of your Winchester Rimfire .22 LR, 40 gr. Super X PowerPoint LHP at 1280 Feet per Second is:
    1635.5 yards at an elevation angle of 29 degrees.
    Maximum altitude: 842 Feet @ 1075 Yards downrange
    Velocity at     point of impact: 257 Ft/Sec
    Energy at point of impact: 5.9 Ft/Lbs (8 Joules)
    Flight time: 14.4 seconds
    that deadly clive....... as ever a fountain of info......

    ( do you remember the present skip had for me the last time we met) will send ya an sms


  • #9
    Tackleberrywho
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,590 ✭✭✭Tackleberrywho


    andyone wrote: »
    that deadly clive....... as ever a fountain of info......

    ( do you remember the present skip had for me the last time we met) will send ya an sms

    Where is Skip these days?

    Have not seen him since the last shoot @ Midlands


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