Originally Posted by
Potsy
I went to Hornady's website and ran a .50 roundball with a B.C. of .068 and a velocity of 1900fps. I used a sight height of .5".
@ 50 yards the bullet was running 1414fps., 1093fps @ 100, and 836fps @ 200.
BTW, the drop was 26" @ 200 yards with a 100 yard sight in.
In other words, at 200 yards, that ball is still carrying the swat of a heavy loaded .38 Special at the muzzle with whole lot more diameter.
I'm not saying it's RESPONSIBLE to use a .50 ball on game @ 200 yards; I'm saying the ball should definitely be CAPABLE once it gets there.