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<blockquote data-quote="criticalbass" data-source="post: 1660777" data-attributes="member: 711"><p>I shot this deer with a .338-06. Bullet was a Speer 200 grain soft point bullet, #2405, in front of 55 grains of varget. MV should have been a little shy of 2500. There was no exit wound, and two fists side by side will fit in the entry hole. Found some tiny frags. Range was about 125 yards, and there were no branches or other obstructions.</p><p></p><p>The deer was crossing at right angles. The front of the hole is exactly where I was aiming, though the hole looks like it was a quartering away shot.</p><p></p><p>The deer's heart and one lung were shredded and death was nearly instant. (Of course he managed to propel himself into an overgrown gully, which made recovery pretty hard on two mature gentlemen.)</p><p></p><p>This ammo is real accurate on paper, but this is the first live thing I have shot with it. I did cut a bullet from the same batch, and it has a hard, thick jacket as do most .338 bullets.</p><p></p><p>I have discussed this with some highly experienced hunters and reloaders, and nobody seems to be sure of what happened. Lead theory at the moment is defective bullet. I would like your opinions. </p><p></p><p>Obligatory picture of deer's mutant rack included. CB</p><p></p><p></p><p><a href="http://s1140.photobucket.com/albums/n574/criticalbass/?action=view&current=HPIM0566.jpg" target="_blank">http://s1140.photobucket.com/albums/n574/criticalbass/?action=view&current=HPIM0566.jpg</a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://s1140.photobucket.com/albums/n574/criticalbass/?action=view&current=HPIM0570.jpg" target="_blank">http://s1140.photobucket.com/albums/n574/criticalbass/?action=view&current=HPIM0570.jpg</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="criticalbass, post: 1660777, member: 711"] I shot this deer with a .338-06. Bullet was a Speer 200 grain soft point bullet, #2405, in front of 55 grains of varget. MV should have been a little shy of 2500. There was no exit wound, and two fists side by side will fit in the entry hole. Found some tiny frags. Range was about 125 yards, and there were no branches or other obstructions. The deer was crossing at right angles. The front of the hole is exactly where I was aiming, though the hole looks like it was a quartering away shot. The deer's heart and one lung were shredded and death was nearly instant. (Of course he managed to propel himself into an overgrown gully, which made recovery pretty hard on two mature gentlemen.) This ammo is real accurate on paper, but this is the first live thing I have shot with it. I did cut a bullet from the same batch, and it has a hard, thick jacket as do most .338 bullets. I have discussed this with some highly experienced hunters and reloaders, and nobody seems to be sure of what happened. Lead theory at the moment is defective bullet. I would like your opinions. Obligatory picture of deer's mutant rack included. CB [url]http://s1140.photobucket.com/albums/n574/criticalbass/?action=view¤t=HPIM0566.jpg[/url] [url]http://s1140.photobucket.com/albums/n574/criticalbass/?action=view¤t=HPIM0570.jpg[/url] [/QUOTE]
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