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Making A Case For The 308 Winchester By Michael Eichelle
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<blockquote data-quote="Rustystud" data-source="post: 482369" data-attributes="member: 9964"><p>I shot and eastern NC 615 pound black bear at a measured 880 yards with a 180 Swift Scirocco running 2700 fps from my F-Class rifle. I had a quartering away shot. The bullet entered about 4 ribs back from the shoulder slightly above mid height. The post mortem showed. The bullet entered through the skin, a rib, then the thoratic cavity, ripping through both lungs, the aorta, and exiting the ribs on the far side, where it broke the shoulder blade and rested under the skin on the far side. I recovered the bullet. The recovered bullet was expanded back to about .388 diameter and still weighed 173 grains after washing. The bear trraveled approximately 20 yards some of which may have been gravity down into a 20 foot ditch. The entry wound was about the size of a quarter. The bullet performed as expected. I normally shoot the 150 grain Scirocco for whitetails. I have had the same good luck with Nosler Accubonds but feel the Swift Scirocco has something to add. If I were elk hunting over 200 yards I would prefer my 300 Win Mag. If hunting elk beyond 600 yards I would prefer a 338 Edge. Just my thoughts. A good bullet in the right spot with enough energy to reach the vitals will kill what ever you are shooting. An entry and exit wound with significant wound channel will enhance quarry recovery. As the Great Bob Hagel said there is no such thing as "to much gun or overkill, dead is dead".</p><p>Nat Lambeth</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rustystud, post: 482369, member: 9964"] I shot and eastern NC 615 pound black bear at a measured 880 yards with a 180 Swift Scirocco running 2700 fps from my F-Class rifle. I had a quartering away shot. The bullet entered about 4 ribs back from the shoulder slightly above mid height. The post mortem showed. The bullet entered through the skin, a rib, then the thoratic cavity, ripping through both lungs, the aorta, and exiting the ribs on the far side, where it broke the shoulder blade and rested under the skin on the far side. I recovered the bullet. The recovered bullet was expanded back to about .388 diameter and still weighed 173 grains after washing. The bear trraveled approximately 20 yards some of which may have been gravity down into a 20 foot ditch. The entry wound was about the size of a quarter. The bullet performed as expected. I normally shoot the 150 grain Scirocco for whitetails. I have had the same good luck with Nosler Accubonds but feel the Swift Scirocco has something to add. If I were elk hunting over 200 yards I would prefer my 300 Win Mag. If hunting elk beyond 600 yards I would prefer a 338 Edge. Just my thoughts. A good bullet in the right spot with enough energy to reach the vitals will kill what ever you are shooting. An entry and exit wound with significant wound channel will enhance quarry recovery. As the Great Bob Hagel said there is no such thing as "to much gun or overkill, dead is dead". Nat Lambeth [/QUOTE]
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