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Paul B. · February 11, 2001, 01:24 AM

Old Hawk. If your 150 gr. RN bullet is designed primarily for 30-30 velocities, it will be very destructive on venison at top velocity. There was an article called "Dynamite on Deer" in an early copy of, I believe GUNS Magazine. The Author was loading 30-30 type bullets on rounds such as the .308 Win. and 30-06. This ws, if memory serves, sometime in the late 1960s. I tried his loads, and yes,if you hit a shoulder, rather than the lungs, you threw the whole front quarter away. I'm not trying to dissuade you from what you want to do; just passing on what happened when I did it. One thing about the loads though. With a good lung shot, they didn't go far. Remember though. Stay away from the big bones.
Paul B.

February 11, 2001, 01:24 AM	#5
Paul B. Senior Member Join Date: March 28, 1999 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 3,801	Old Hawk. If your 150 gr. RN bullet is designed primarily for 30-30 velocities, it will be very destructive on venison at top velocity. There was an article called "Dynamite on Deer" in an early copy of, I believe GUNS Magazine. The Author was loading 30-30 type bullets on rounds such as the .308 Win. and 30-06. This ws, if memory serves, sometime in the late 1960s. I tried his loads, and yes,if you hit a shoulder, rather than the lungs, you threw the whole front quarter away. I'm not trying to dissuade you from what you want to do; just passing on what happened when I did it. One thing about the loads though. With a good lung shot, they didn't go far. Remember though. Stay away from the big bones. Paul B.