AEA Exact Slugs

Hunting & suitability

Primary purpose

Extreme big-bore hunting / load development

Target use

Limited; primarily function/accuracy testing

Hunting use

Yes, only in legal high-energy .72 platforms

Ethical game band

Large game / big game

Suggested min muzzle energy

800 ft·lb

Suggested max range

Usually ≤75 yd; shorter if groups, expansion, or retained energy are uncertain

Game examples

feral hogs, deer-sized game, larger legal game where allowed

Extreme-energy projectile. Verify legality, chronograph actual FPE, impact accuracy, penetration/expansion, and backstop. Do not infer ethical range from muzzle energy alone.