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Old June 1, 2005, 07:08 PM   #8
Edward429451
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That deer's wound looks almost exactly like the wound on the elk my son took with a .308 180g NP at about 75 yds. It basically blew a 2" hole through his shoulder and a .30 cal exit wound on the far side, it did exit. It sure stopped him but lost some meat from it too.

I wondered what happened considering all the NP hype. They're auful accurate but shouldn't have blown up like that. I guesstimated the 180 NP was at about 2400 -2500 fps with 41.5g IMR-4064. Extrapolating from the book data.

So do NP's have a velocity/performance window that allows them to perform as designed & intended? We don't take those 3 to 500 yd shots. What bullets will do the right job at <150 yds regarless of speed? Do GameKings blow up like that too? They shoot real well for us on paper but have not had the oppurtunity to see their performance on game yet.

(Come to think of it, I have almost a full box of bronzepoints down there that someone gave me. I should load some up and try them for accuracy...)
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