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[edit] I dispute the "150 yard effective range"
I have shot the cartridge extensively in Montana at prairie dogs at ranges beyond 150 yards with quite accurate results and terminal performance. I would suggest, but have no concrete data to back it up (such as exactly measured distances, etc.), that the effective range is closer to 250 yards. Jesusplayedwithwood 15:28, 8 July 2007 (UTC)
- I've shot it at rabbits, and no way would I use it at that distance. I once hit a rabbit with a .17 HMR with it's higher velocity at about 300 yards, and it was not even close to a clean kill. FYI with a BC of .125 at 2100 fps sighted at 100 yards, this would give a drop of 30.4 inches at 250 yards, with energy of just 39 ft/lbs (compared to muzzle energy of 166 ft/lbs) and a 16" wind drift in just a 5 mph wind. Seems like a pretty big stretch to me. Arthurrh 22:40, 14 July 2007 (UTC)
