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A-Max Performance on Deer
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<blockquote data-quote="justice" data-source="post: 63242" data-attributes="member: 3044"><p>[ QUOTE ]</p><p>Anyone who has had real experience with A-Max bullet performance on whitetails please respond. I would be using 155 grain A-Max in a .300 Win Mag. What are your experiences with the A-Max on game? Is there a danger of the A-Max blowing up and failing to penetrate on a shot taken at a deer within 50 yards?</p><p></p><p>Thanks in advance for your experience and advice. </p><p></p><p>[/ QUOTE ]</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>not whitetails but axis deer in texas-quite a bit sturdier animal but not elk by any means-shooting ltr .308 with the 150 grain-shot one axis deer at a little over 100 yards and it blew up on impact-saw the deer two days later walking around still with the blood stains on its side but other than that it was just fine-shot another axis deer (next day) at a little under 300 high shoulder shot and had it not been for one frag making it into the body and into the heart it would not have taken the animal-i knew something was up when it didnt drop in its tracks like they usually do with the high shoulder shot-upon examination cleaning the animal it did not make it but around 6" into the animal-no where near enough to get to the spinal column that it was intended for-went back to noslers and had no issues-i have shot match kings in the past with no trouble at all with clean ethical kills but so much internet chat about "match bullets" led me away from them-if that is all i had i would not hesitate at all to use them as long as you know proper shot placement and are a confident enough trigger to put it there-placement is everything-but i would still rather have one punch through with minimal expansion than to have one blow up on impact-you have to get to the vitals or the nervous system to put one down humanely.</p><p></p><p>my thoughts only,</p><p></p><p>justice</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="justice, post: 63242, member: 3044"] [ QUOTE ] Anyone who has had real experience with A-Max bullet performance on whitetails please respond. I would be using 155 grain A-Max in a .300 Win Mag. What are your experiences with the A-Max on game? Is there a danger of the A-Max blowing up and failing to penetrate on a shot taken at a deer within 50 yards? Thanks in advance for your experience and advice. [/ QUOTE ] not whitetails but axis deer in texas-quite a bit sturdier animal but not elk by any means-shooting ltr .308 with the 150 grain-shot one axis deer at a little over 100 yards and it blew up on impact-saw the deer two days later walking around still with the blood stains on its side but other than that it was just fine-shot another axis deer (next day) at a little under 300 high shoulder shot and had it not been for one frag making it into the body and into the heart it would not have taken the animal-i knew something was up when it didnt drop in its tracks like they usually do with the high shoulder shot-upon examination cleaning the animal it did not make it but around 6" into the animal-no where near enough to get to the spinal column that it was intended for-went back to noslers and had no issues-i have shot match kings in the past with no trouble at all with clean ethical kills but so much internet chat about "match bullets" led me away from them-if that is all i had i would not hesitate at all to use them as long as you know proper shot placement and are a confident enough trigger to put it there-placement is everything-but i would still rather have one punch through with minimal expansion than to have one blow up on impact-you have to get to the vitals or the nervous system to put one down humanely. my thoughts only, justice [/QUOTE]
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