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Bullet Worthy of a Once-in-a -Lifetime Trophy?
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<blockquote data-quote="Rymart" data-source="post: 114869" data-attributes="member: 3688"><p>As background information, and as a reply to capt david, I'll offer the following:</p><p></p><p>For the most part, this area is very open. It is likely that the available shots could be long. Sometimes there is absolutely no cover between you and the deer for a 1000 yards or more. They will only let you get so close. The area I scouted yesterday was burnt by a fire a few years ago and is basicly one large grassy meadow (fairly short grass at that). The deer are often spread out over a large area, which means lots of driving (road hunting) and glassing, followed by a short walk/stalk to get into a shooting position. The response to capt david is that I do plan to pack all the 'sand bags and rests' with me, along with the 12 lb rifle, unless circumstances dictate otherwise. The extra accuracy and higher ballistic coefficients of the SMK's may make a difference at these potential longer ranges, especially with wind drift.</p><p></p><p>I'm still skeptical about the 190's possibly 'pencil holing' a nice buck, and leading to a long tracking job. I do like the idea about uniforming the metplate to open up the hollow point a little. If I get the time I would also like to work up a load with the accubonds, but wonder if my time is better spent practicing with what I already know shoots well. I still wonder if the terminal ballistics of the 175 gr SMK would be any better than those of the 190? </p><p></p><p>Thanks for all of the great advice. Please keep it coming. I forgot the camera on yesterdays scouting trip, but will try to bring it on the next trip. We saw deer, elk, antelope, moose, coyotes, and wild horses. I saw a couple of deer that I think will be shooters when they come out of velvet, and one that was definately a shooter. In total, I saw about 30 bucks yesterday.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rymart, post: 114869, member: 3688"] As background information, and as a reply to capt david, I'll offer the following: For the most part, this area is very open. It is likely that the available shots could be long. Sometimes there is absolutely no cover between you and the deer for a 1000 yards or more. They will only let you get so close. The area I scouted yesterday was burnt by a fire a few years ago and is basicly one large grassy meadow (fairly short grass at that). The deer are often spread out over a large area, which means lots of driving (road hunting) and glassing, followed by a short walk/stalk to get into a shooting position. The response to capt david is that I do plan to pack all the 'sand bags and rests' with me, along with the 12 lb rifle, unless circumstances dictate otherwise. The extra accuracy and higher ballistic coefficients of the SMK's may make a difference at these potential longer ranges, especially with wind drift. I'm still skeptical about the 190's possibly 'pencil holing' a nice buck, and leading to a long tracking job. I do like the idea about uniforming the metplate to open up the hollow point a little. If I get the time I would also like to work up a load with the accubonds, but wonder if my time is better spent practicing with what I already know shoots well. I still wonder if the terminal ballistics of the 175 gr SMK would be any better than those of the 190? Thanks for all of the great advice. Please keep it coming. I forgot the camera on yesterdays scouting trip, but will try to bring it on the next trip. We saw deer, elk, antelope, moose, coyotes, and wild horses. I saw a couple of deer that I think will be shooters when they come out of velvet, and one that was definately a shooter. In total, I saw about 30 bucks yesterday. [/QUOTE]
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