coolluke01
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I shot a buck today with my Savage 111 in .270. The deer was at 377 yards. I had been shooting more lately and was feeling confident that this was a reasonable shot. I had a forked stick I was resting on as well. So please don't harass me about taking a long shot. The deer ran about 100 yards and laid down and I shot him with my .357.
The bullets. I was shooting Winchester 130 grn Power Max Bonded in the .270 and 140 grn Lever Revolution FTX in the .357.
At 375 yards the .270 round will drop 16". At a 200 yard zero which I had. The velocity will be at 2096 FPS. Muzzle velocity is 3060.
I hit him in the lower shoulder breaking the front leg. The bullet passed through the lower chest and out the other side near the opposite leg.
Entrance wound
Exit wound. The hole was just about the same size and the entrance hole.
This looks to me like this round didn't expand! This is not acceptable. I know it lost almost 1000 fps, but it's still was moving at 2096! Shouldn't it expand at that velocity? It even hit leg bone! Disappointing to say the least. I have used Nosler Partitions before with good expansion but they aren't available here locally. I think I'll be ordering some for next year.
After I found him laying in the woods I shot him from about 30' with the .357. He was still holding his head up and looking at me. I didn't wan't to get too close yet. I shot him just under the eye, his head was tipped up a bit so it should have done some real damage. He tried to get up after I shot him!
I then had to shoot him again to finish him off. See the two holes, one under the eye from head on and the other just behind the eye.
As you can see from point blank range there are no exit wounds. The first shot should have exited just behind the head and the second should have exited near the ear. This I couldn't believe! This is a fricking .357! There should have been a golfball sized hole on the other side of both of those! I guess a soft nose bullet would be better for this, huh?
I can't believe bullets with this poor performance are being marketed as deer rounds. I know the Power Max Bonded is Winchesters white tail round.
What gives?
The bullets. I was shooting Winchester 130 grn Power Max Bonded in the .270 and 140 grn Lever Revolution FTX in the .357.
At 375 yards the .270 round will drop 16". At a 200 yard zero which I had. The velocity will be at 2096 FPS. Muzzle velocity is 3060.
I hit him in the lower shoulder breaking the front leg. The bullet passed through the lower chest and out the other side near the opposite leg.
Entrance wound
Exit wound. The hole was just about the same size and the entrance hole.
This looks to me like this round didn't expand! This is not acceptable. I know it lost almost 1000 fps, but it's still was moving at 2096! Shouldn't it expand at that velocity? It even hit leg bone! Disappointing to say the least. I have used Nosler Partitions before with good expansion but they aren't available here locally. I think I'll be ordering some for next year.
After I found him laying in the woods I shot him from about 30' with the .357. He was still holding his head up and looking at me. I didn't wan't to get too close yet. I shot him just under the eye, his head was tipped up a bit so it should have done some real damage. He tried to get up after I shot him!
I then had to shoot him again to finish him off. See the two holes, one under the eye from head on and the other just behind the eye.
As you can see from point blank range there are no exit wounds. The first shot should have exited just behind the head and the second should have exited near the ear. This I couldn't believe! This is a fricking .357! There should have been a golfball sized hole on the other side of both of those! I guess a soft nose bullet would be better for this, huh?
I can't believe bullets with this poor performance are being marketed as deer rounds. I know the Power Max Bonded is Winchesters white tail round.
What gives?