Post by medic22 on Nov 16, 2020 14:38:41 GMT -5
Long story short, I had no intention of using these 180grain soft points, but I kind of forgot about the pending election shortage, and it was all I could find.
Opening of gun season morning I hit a doe just behind the shoulder on a slight quartering away. Should have been dead, but the bullet passed through and hit another doe in the hind leg,the only way that could have happened was if it deflected. Both does bedded but in the chaos and confusion I lost track of the first.
Managed a kill shot on the second doe and found a sad excuse for an entrance wound on her hind leg, almost as if the bullet never expanded (and I highly suspect it didnt).
Tracked the first doe a few hundred yards and to 3 different beds till we lost blood. She should have dropped dead under 100.
All that said, I think my shot placement could have been better, I didnt notice the quartering at the time of the shot (thank you camera), but bullet performance could be better.
Opening of gun season morning I hit a doe just behind the shoulder on a slight quartering away. Should have been dead, but the bullet passed through and hit another doe in the hind leg,the only way that could have happened was if it deflected. Both does bedded but in the chaos and confusion I lost track of the first.
Managed a kill shot on the second doe and found a sad excuse for an entrance wound on her hind leg, almost as if the bullet never expanded (and I highly suspect it didnt).
Tracked the first doe a few hundred yards and to 3 different beds till we lost blood. She should have dropped dead under 100.
All that said, I think my shot placement could have been better, I didnt notice the quartering at the time of the shot (thank you camera), but bullet performance could be better.
