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Hi Guys,
After reading a recent post where an individual recommended a slug to a novice shooter and stated that it had "plenty of power" to take a deer at a stated range, I was very surprised to see that this persons idea of "plenty of power" included energy levels averaging in the 800's and ending down in the high 700's ft'lbs range.
While it is very obvious that there are no absolute hard and fast standards for determining the minimum level of energy that is required to ethically harvest a whitetail, common sense dictates that there is a general range that hunters should us a minimum standard.
I know I personally would never consider recommending a slug load carrying only 700-800 ft-lbs as having "plenty of power" to a novice shooter. However, I would like to hear what other members use as a minimum standard when evaluating a slugs capabilities for their needs. Most whitetail hunting authors I have seen discuss this topic start with minimum requirements at a specified range of around 1000 ft-lbs of energy and it seems many of them hold their standards significantly higher, closer to the 1200 ft-lbs range.
So lets hear it guys...Do you consider a general energy level to be the absolute minimum to plan to ethically harvest a deer at a specific range with today's slugs. If you do, where do you set your standards on this issue?
JC
After reading a recent post where an individual recommended a slug to a novice shooter and stated that it had "plenty of power" to take a deer at a stated range, I was very surprised to see that this persons idea of "plenty of power" included energy levels averaging in the 800's and ending down in the high 700's ft'lbs range.
While it is very obvious that there are no absolute hard and fast standards for determining the minimum level of energy that is required to ethically harvest a whitetail, common sense dictates that there is a general range that hunters should us a minimum standard.
I know I personally would never consider recommending a slug load carrying only 700-800 ft-lbs as having "plenty of power" to a novice shooter. However, I would like to hear what other members use as a minimum standard when evaluating a slugs capabilities for their needs. Most whitetail hunting authors I have seen discuss this topic start with minimum requirements at a specified range of around 1000 ft-lbs of energy and it seems many of them hold their standards significantly higher, closer to the 1200 ft-lbs range.
So lets hear it guys...Do you consider a general energy level to be the absolute minimum to plan to ethically harvest a deer at a specific range with today's slugs. If you do, where do you set your standards on this issue?
JC