Originally Posted by
tacfoley
Even the old Snider - shooting a 535gr lead Minié bullet, stomps up to the plate with 2673 ft lbs.
tac
Well, excuse me, but Snidey will actually only do about 1856 fpe at its standard 1250 fps - less with the original milspec 480 gn bullet.
Still should be enough to meet legal requirements - unless these have changed.
However, I still don't understand why you'd use something inferior to a modern scoped hunting rifle, with no prospect of a quick followup shot if you fluff it.
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