On hard quartering shots, and if i cant shoot them in the throat, thats where i aim as well. Inside are almost always jelly.went in front of the shoulder and wreaked havoc on the inside.
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On hard quartering shots, and if i cant shoot them in the throat, thats where i aim as well. Inside are almost always jelly.went in front of the shoulder and wreaked havoc on the inside.
Here is a bullet that I recovered. It is a 130gr 6.5 Sierra TGK (Game Changer). I hit a yearling doe on the shoulder as it quartered towards me. It was almost dark and she was in high grass so I couldn't really tell how much angle that I had on her. The bullet ruined the shoulder, traveled through the paunch making a mess, then went through the ham and stopped under the skin on the back side of the ham. Penetration was about 28" and the bullet retained 62% of it's weight. Not bad for a cup and core.My buddy and I were out a few years back and he popped a muley broadside with a good ole fashioned cup and core 130. Bullet went in the right side, through the blood vessels on top of the heart, and left a two inch exit wound going out through the left side. Range was somewhere between 150 and 200 yards up hill (should say UP mountain). Makes me think we might be getting just a bit fancy with our new expensive bullets.
Here is a bullet that I recovered. It is a 130gr 6.5 Sierra TGK (Game Changer). I hit a yearling doe on the shoulder as it quartered towards me. It was almost dark and she was in high grass so I couldn't really tell how much angle that I had on her. The bullet ruined the shoulder, traveled through the paunch making a mess, then went through the ham and stopped under the skin on the back side of the ham. Penetration was about 28" and the bullet retained 62% of it's weight. Not bad for a cup and core.
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If I did it right, this is the recovered ball from the button buck.
Yep, looks effective.
Definitely no core separation, heh.
260 Remington 120 Nosler ballistic tip. Mule deer buck at 80 yards, standing, quartering away. Shot hit the last couple of ribs on the right side and exploded on contact. Basically ZERO penetration. Luckily, it dynamited the back ribs too. Pieces of rib took out the liver and the deer bled out in short order. That bullet is probably okay after it slows down in a couple of hundred yards, but NOT under a hundred yards.
Those are totally lead free yeah?I shot both my does with 308 150gr Federal MeatEater Trophy Copper bullets.
First shot was 320y quartering towards me. Bullet was a little too far back, holding for wind, but was still a double lung hit. Deer did a circle and went down. Then stood back up, took two steps and went down.
Second deer was shot at 82y, quartering away. Bullet took out both lungs and the top of the heart. She took off like I'd missed. She went 5 yards and collapsed down the side of the hill. Blood was EVERYWHERE. The entrance looked like an exit wound. The exit was not spectacular but the job was done.
Those 150gr Trophy Copper bullets did a fantastic job. I'd not hesitate to use them again.
Yes.Those are totally lead free yeah?
Sweet! I’ll have to see if I can find any in .311 for reloading the old Soviet smoke pole.Yes.
Sweet! I’ll have to see if I can find any in .311 for reloading the old Soviet smoke pole.
Lehigh and Barnes both make bullets that should work, but I haven't seen loaded ammo.....Sweet! I’ll have to see if I can find any in .311 for reloading the old Soviet smoke pole.