Interesting tidbit about hunting in Scotland, and pondering

[jefnvk]

http://www.dcs.gov.uk/BestPractice/gd_fballisticschart.htm

.600 NE and .700 NE are not allowed for deer hunting, while the .222 with certain bullet weights is.  THe reason?  The .600 and .700 are too slow.

Any reason for this?

Edit: in fact, so is heavy .30-06 bullets

[Guest]

Its mostly due to the hagus population.  that and a combination of the ol' british overprotective nanny state.  They figure velocity is the most important factor thus eliminating perfectly decent rnds from being used.

  its really for your own good anyway, like the man said;

"If you ever have the good fortune to get tangled up with an hagus at close range in tight cover. I promise you the last thing on your mind will be "Well, Bell used a 7X57 mauser......"

[Sylvilagus Aquaticus]

mmmm....haggis.....



Regards,
Rabbit.

[jefnvk]

Actually, they look at velocity, energy and bullet weight.  If any fail, the round isn't allowed.

[Guest]

Where do I find 110gr 30-30 shells?

[Iain]

I'd assume that it has something to do with having to judge trajectory. By the looks of it you need around 2450fps (with sufficient bullet weight and sufficient muzzle energy) and I guess that is to try and minimise bullet drop, and thus in their eyes, reduce the margin for human error. Seems a bit silly.

[charby]

.50 BMG is legal for all species

Damn..  Punch right through any Scottish game.