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Post by tar12 on Aug 19, 2012 22:13:49 GMT -5
This little copper bullet continues to amaze me with its lethality. I dropped the hammer on a big bodied buck at a lasered 262 yds. I had to laser it after the fact as I had left the laser in the Jeep..my initial estimate of this deers weight is putting him at the 280 lb mark... maybe more. In all honesty I rushed a shot at 100-125 yds and he moved as I shot for a clean miss. He hauled arse and made the fatal mistake of stopping in the open. I settled the cross hairs a little high on the shoulders and he dropped at the shot. The autposy revealed 3 little copper petals just under the hide near the exit wound. It was a complete pass thru both shoulders hitting bone in and out. I am convinced that this little copper bullet out performs any jacketed lead bullet by far. The following is the entrance pic followed by the exit.  "Q" got a little crazy with the knife in this pic... ;D  |
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Post by wilmsmeyer on Aug 20, 2012 4:57:27 GMT -5
That's a pretty good test: Long shot, big deer, bones. DRT.
I would say Ideal. I can't imagine what a 300 Weatherby mag with a bullet weight twice as much going about as fast would do to a whitetail......WAIT....I almost do know! A 250 gr TMZ going 2900 fps from a Savage is a real jelly maker on 50 yd shots.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 20, 2012 19:49:19 GMT -5
How much further do you think that round is lethal/ethical..?
280lbs is a cow.....unreal....great info......
Greenhorn
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Post by tar12 on Aug 20, 2012 21:00:36 GMT -5
How much further do you think that round is lethal/ethical..? 280lbs is a cow.....unreal....great info...... Greenhorn For me it will be 300 yds period. I am not capable of making shots past that in field conditions. I think that it is lethal past 300 yds but that probally will not be proven by me unless I set up a bench along the edge in the one field. |
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Post by muznut on Sept 10, 2012 8:25:31 GMT -5
That bullet and speed is making up for the lack of size.  |
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Post by slugger on Sept 10, 2012 10:20:03 GMT -5
What you shootn,243?
I use a 75 gr speer and whack 300 pound Mule deer and black bear with most DRT results. Never under estimate speed.... 
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Post by dannoboone on Sept 10, 2012 16:46:26 GMT -5
Countless posts on other boards talk about the .243 being only marginal
for deer. I've given up attempting to explain that the evolution of bullets
the past 10-15 years has made smaller calibers equal to larger calibers of
yesterday......that today's bullets for the .243 has made it close to equal of
yesterday's .25-06.
Tar, your photo's are worth a thousand words. Probably can't convince the
"marginal" crowd who will not admit even to themselves that they didn't
really need the mega-magnum cannons which they abuse their bodies with
at the range!! Heck, we've got way overkill with the 10MLII's, whether it
be .50 or .45, even .40!
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Post by muznut on Sept 10, 2012 18:42:04 GMT -5
Hey but that's no fun. I'm having a ball shooting my Ruger77 350rm cannon. ;D
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Post by tar12 on Sept 10, 2012 19:13:56 GMT -5
I agree totally Danno. I find nothing marginal about this round. I have shot a bunch of deer this summer om the depredation hunts. They have all been one shot kills with only 2 going any distance and they were already heading down hill. Upon impact they appear to be hit by a Mack truck. I shoot 3 last night with this round with the longest shot being at the 180 yd mark on a live weight deer of approx. 170....instant dirt nap...over and over again. I have recovered 1 bullet out of all of these deer. I tried to get another last night but it blew out the rear hip after traveling full length. This round is a deer killing machine that is easy on your shoulder and back..whats not to like? ;D
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Post by deadon on May 29, 2013 14:54:34 GMT -5
Rick, was this with your reloads? Rusty
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