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Jayhawkhuntclub · February 25, 2008, 04:55 PM

Anybody use these as a deer load? If so what was your experience. Obviously they'll blow a hole in a whitetail, but how do they expand? I'm sure they'd take out a leg or shoulder bone with ease. I wonder how they will do with a good broadside shot through both lungs. I've hunted with roundballs before and did not find broadside shots to be as effective due to lack of expansion which led to less bleeding. I worry that this 405 gr would give me the same effect. Thanks for sharing your experiences.

February 25, 2008, 04:55 PM	#1
Jayhawkhuntclub Senior Member Join Date: December 13, 2007 Posts: 581	405 gr Remington soft points in 45/70? Anybody use these as a deer load? If so what was your experience. Obviously they'll blow a hole in a whitetail, but how do they expand? I'm sure they'd take out a leg or shoulder bone with ease. I wonder how they will do with a good broadside shot through both lungs. I've hunted with roundballs before and did not find broadside shots to be as effective due to lack of expansion which led to less bleeding. I worry that this 405 gr would give me the same effect. Thanks for sharing your experiences.