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BrianBM · September 13, 2006, 07:46 PM

(Ahem) about those "Texas Heart Shots." You're looking at the south end of a northbound deer. I've read posts that remark on the messy gut cavity that follows with a shot between the cheeks, and have no doubt that this is so. No doubt a .308 or .30-06 firing a 165 gr. bullet will reach the heart/lung area.

Would a 7mm-08 (the lightest chambering on my short list) be mechanically capable of driving an expanding bullet to the heart/lung area, on such a shot?

September 13, 2006, 07:46 PM	#1
BrianBM Senior Member Join Date: May 25, 2006 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 273	"Texas Heart Shots" and the 7mm-08 (Ahem) about those "Texas Heart Shots." You're looking at the south end of a northbound deer. I've read posts that remark on the messy gut cavity that follows with a shot between the cheeks, and have no doubt that this is so. No doubt a .308 or .30-06 firing a 165 gr. bullet will reach the heart/lung area. Would a 7mm-08 (the lightest chambering on my short list) be mechanically capable of driving an expanding bullet to the heart/lung area, on such a shot?