After my last post I re-read my earlier accounts of this test and it makes even more sense that you take more time!
From the evening of the shot:
8mm Savage Barks
« Thread Started on Nov 25, 2005, 6:26pm »
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First test of the 8mm 150 grain Sierra bullet proved too much for a Doe. Velocity is on the high side and zero yards to recovery.
I had hoped to get a lengthwise shot but it did not present itself. I hoped for an under 50 OR over 200 yard shot but that was not to happen today. Right at sundown 3 Does and a Buck left the woods at about 180 yards but tall grass made shots impossible. I lost sight of them for another 90 yards and the went into some shorter grass at about 90 yards and presented a quartering/ almost broadside shot.
Top of heart and the lungs were turned to mush. It is too dark to get a good view of the wound, but it is small going in and big going out. I'll review in the morning.
edge.
FYI, i have gone to a dry swab between shots and it does make for a reduced group size.
NOTICE: I WROTE THAT THE UN-AUTOPSIED ENTRANCE WOUND APPEARED SMALL!!
Then I autopsied the deer and wrote this:
« Reply #5 on Nov 26, 2005, 8:03pm »
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Good news, bad news!!
I de-boned my deer and will relate my observations:
The entrance in the hide was barely visible and actually took some time to find among the bloodshot tissue that was attached.
The bullet hit the upper foreleg in the bicep(for lack of correct anatomical term ). No bone was hit however about 4 inch diameter of the meat was destroyed.
The chest wall had an opening that my closed fist would almost enter. Three ribs were missing in this area.
As mentioned earlier, when I field dressed the animal, the lungs were completely destroyed as well as the top of the heart was missing.
The exit wound in the ribcage involved two broken ribs leaving a hole about 1 1/4 across.
The hole in the hide was about 5/8 in diameter.
Clearly impact at high velocity will cause massive damage when using expanding bullets, but despite the speed the bullet appears to have exited intact.
The load involved lots of N110 and at 90 yards would have impacted in excess of 2600 fps. With a little luck I will get results on a longer range impact. I have a field which gives many shots in the 220 - 240 yards and a very small zone at the 275 range. Since at 275yards the bullet velocity should have dropped to about 2100 fps I expect to see a much smaller wound channel than I saw with this animal.
To be continued.....
edge.
Do as you see fit, but if you are testing, you owe it to yourself and the manufacturer to do the best job possible.
Good luck on your business endeavor.
edge.
From the evening of the shot:
8mm Savage Barks
« Thread Started on Nov 25, 2005, 6:26pm »
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First test of the 8mm 150 grain Sierra bullet proved too much for a Doe. Velocity is on the high side and zero yards to recovery.
I had hoped to get a lengthwise shot but it did not present itself. I hoped for an under 50 OR over 200 yard shot but that was not to happen today. Right at sundown 3 Does and a Buck left the woods at about 180 yards but tall grass made shots impossible. I lost sight of them for another 90 yards and the went into some shorter grass at about 90 yards and presented a quartering/ almost broadside shot.
Top of heart and the lungs were turned to mush. It is too dark to get a good view of the wound, but it is small going in and big going out. I'll review in the morning.
edge.
FYI, i have gone to a dry swab between shots and it does make for a reduced group size.
NOTICE: I WROTE THAT THE UN-AUTOPSIED ENTRANCE WOUND APPEARED SMALL!!
Then I autopsied the deer and wrote this:
« Reply #5 on Nov 26, 2005, 8:03pm »
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Good news, bad news!!
I de-boned my deer and will relate my observations:
The entrance in the hide was barely visible and actually took some time to find among the bloodshot tissue that was attached.
The bullet hit the upper foreleg in the bicep(for lack of correct anatomical term ). No bone was hit however about 4 inch diameter of the meat was destroyed.
The chest wall had an opening that my closed fist would almost enter. Three ribs were missing in this area.
As mentioned earlier, when I field dressed the animal, the lungs were completely destroyed as well as the top of the heart was missing.
The exit wound in the ribcage involved two broken ribs leaving a hole about 1 1/4 across.
The hole in the hide was about 5/8 in diameter.
Clearly impact at high velocity will cause massive damage when using expanding bullets, but despite the speed the bullet appears to have exited intact.
The load involved lots of N110 and at 90 yards would have impacted in excess of 2600 fps. With a little luck I will get results on a longer range impact. I have a field which gives many shots in the 220 - 240 yards and a very small zone at the 275 range. Since at 275yards the bullet velocity should have dropped to about 2100 fps I expect to see a much smaller wound channel than I saw with this animal.
To be continued.....
edge.
Do as you see fit, but if you are testing, you owe it to yourself and the manufacturer to do the best job possible.
Good luck on your business endeavor.
edge.
