stillquietvoice
Contributing Member
As the title implies I'm interested in what people shot game with this season and how they performed. I'm looking for the good, the bad and the ugly.
So far this season I've shot 2 deer with 2 different rifles and calibers. The first was my rem 700 in 7mm08. My load was 140 nosler partition over 46.5 gr imr 4350. The shot was a double lung hit with an 1.5" exit wound that broke ribs on the way in and out. There was a massive amount of blood. He went quite a ways, an easy track job though.
The Second a small doe shot with my m11 savage in 223 rem. I had bought a box of federal premium 60 gr nosler partitions. I took a forward quartering shot through the left shoulder and exited the right side ribcage. There was massive internal damage the heart was in several pieces, lungs detached from trachea, the shoulder joint was broken so the front leg was unusable. I was surprised that the doe went anywhere.
I was quite impressed with the bullet performance. My only real issue was a lack of a blood trail, tracking was difficult, but found her 25 yds from point of the shot.
So far this season I've shot 2 deer with 2 different rifles and calibers. The first was my rem 700 in 7mm08. My load was 140 nosler partition over 46.5 gr imr 4350. The shot was a double lung hit with an 1.5" exit wound that broke ribs on the way in and out. There was a massive amount of blood. He went quite a ways, an easy track job though.
The Second a small doe shot with my m11 savage in 223 rem. I had bought a box of federal premium 60 gr nosler partitions. I took a forward quartering shot through the left shoulder and exited the right side ribcage. There was massive internal damage the heart was in several pieces, lungs detached from trachea, the shoulder joint was broken so the front leg was unusable. I was surprised that the doe went anywhere.
I was quite impressed with the bullet performance. My only real issue was a lack of a blood trail, tracking was difficult, but found her 25 yds from point of the shot.