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11-04-2009, 06:29 AM
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Petey has a point. Why use a bullet designed to penetrate 3 feet, and then shoot that bullet at a target 6 inches thick? (the neck)
For that matter, a deer's chest isn't 3 feet thick, either- you're lucky if it's half that. I think you'd be better off shooting a standard type bullet weighing 140-150 grains. Maybe your experience has been different, but, the only times I've seen a deer go more than 30-40 yards after being hit, the shot was not placed well. Make a good chest shot with anything from a 243 on up, and you won't be doing much tracking. BTW, you want a really long, ugly tracking job? Miss the spine on a neck shot some time, and you may be tracking a wounded deer for a very long distance.
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11-04-2009, 08:08 AM
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I use the Sierra 140 Pro Hunter over 66gr of IMR 4350 in my 7mm RM, it it very accurate and at 3,150 fps leaves the chest cavity contents pour-able. The hydrolic effect is such that you do not chase anything, anywhere. With a neck shot, the entire neck turns into a wound cavity, surrounded by skin again no chasing.
Best, Ed
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11-05-2009, 10:01 PM
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Hey Petey, dont dis my .243. Even on the REAL deer we have here in Saskatchewan, they dont run 40 yards with a good lung shot. I would rather have a gun that I can shoot confidently and accurately than one that can blow a foot-wide hole through a deer. Not saying that I cant shoot one of those guns though...
BTW a 7 STW can blow up deer with almost any bullet, if its loaded fast enough. My huntin pal loads 175 gr Fail-Safes to whats he claims is about 3400fps. I didnt believe him until I saw a deer that had been hit with one of his loads. 200yds instant drop but heres the kicker, the bullet blew up and didnt exit! Poor deer had a 5in. entry wound, no exit, no lungs left in him, no liver, and only half a heart. That was FAST! Minihuntur
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