February 23, 2009, 10:17 AM | #26 |
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"Marc's buck looked like a grenade had gone off inside of it..."
Stipulating a neck or a heart/lung shot, I've always figured that's near-perfection. They don't travel after that. |
February 23, 2009, 11:39 AM | #27 |
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If you take headshots, it doesnt really matter
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February 23, 2009, 11:55 AM | #28 |
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I agree with Pilotking. There are alot of good ones out there for deer. In my 30-06 for deer I use a Nosler 165 partition with IMR-4350. But like I said there are alot out there just as good.
Sorry I should have said Pilothunter. Sorry Pilothunter. Jim Last edited by James R. Burke; February 23, 2009 at 11:57 AM. Reason: Correction |
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Marc had an awful lot of wasted meat cleaning up that antelope. Looked more like a salvage job to me, to see what he could save. Mine died almost as quick, traveling only a very short distance (actually died about 20 yards from where it was hit), and it was a whole lot cleaner and better eating. Daryl Last edited by Daryl; February 25, 2009 at 10:55 AM. |
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February 25, 2009, 10:37 AM | #30 |
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Not much eating-meat in the heart/lungs. Me, I work hard at not hitting shoulders, backstraps or the hams. So far, so good.
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March 5, 2009, 01:24 PM | #31 |
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Hornady SSTs in a 30-06 and .270Win are grenade-like. With the .270 I shot a doe from 40 yards. She was standing broadside with her neck twisted around to look behind her. It was near to taking the head right off.
Wouldn't use these rounds for chest shots on any small-mid sized deer. I Also took this buck later that day from a good 150 yards, with the .270. It still ran a good 100 yards to the bush and then 150 yards through thick bush before dropping. But this guys more like a bull than a deer if you ask me. I'm about 185lbs for comparison sake. http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g2...6/IMG_2164.jpg http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g2..._2173-Copy.jpg http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g2...6/IMG_2166.jpg http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g2...6/IMG_2170.jpg http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g2...6/IMG_2157.jpg http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g2...6/IMG_2155.jpg http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g2...6/IMG_2152.jpg I want to get a Tikka T3 Lite, and I'm opting for 25-06 over .270WSM because of the fact that it won't be so damaging if I ever use it on a wolf, and because of how much the .270WSM will recoil in the Tikka. So I'm hoping that 115-grain partitions are are deadly on deer as I've heard they are. I don't want any round too damaging because I'll be using the same round for timber wolves, and I don't want to damage the hide. Last edited by SlowIsSmoothIsFast; March 5, 2009 at 01:34 PM. |
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