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<blockquote data-quote="goodgrouper" data-source="post: 86652" data-attributes="member: 2852"><p>I have only shot 2 doe antelope with vld's but both performed well. The first kill was with my 6.5-.284 and the 140 grain berger vld at 1030 yards and it caused massive destruction. It hit about 3 inches up from the brisket and ripped a gaping hole clear through her chest about 8 inches long. She went about 10 yards and fell over.</p><p>No pics of it. They accidentally got erased. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif</p><p></p><p>The second doe I killed was with my 6br improved and the 95 grain berger vld. It was a front chest shot and it entered, broke the leg bone, then proceeded on into the rib cage where it broke 4 ribs before exiting the chest on the opposite side of the damaged ribs. She amazingly ran about 50 yards before skidding to a halt. </p><p>I tend to think still that the VLD's are better left for 400+ yard hunting as their jackets are very thin, but on thin skinned game at longer ranges I think they can do quite well. </p><p>Here's the doe and distance:</p><p> <img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v358/goodgrouper/brkill.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> </p><p></p><p>Here is the broken ribs. My muzzle velo was about 3050 fps:</p><p> <img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v358/goodgrouper/brokenribs.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="goodgrouper, post: 86652, member: 2852"] I have only shot 2 doe antelope with vld's but both performed well. The first kill was with my 6.5-.284 and the 140 grain berger vld at 1030 yards and it caused massive destruction. It hit about 3 inches up from the brisket and ripped a gaping hole clear through her chest about 8 inches long. She went about 10 yards and fell over. No pics of it. They accidentally got erased. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img] The second doe I killed was with my 6br improved and the 95 grain berger vld. It was a front chest shot and it entered, broke the leg bone, then proceeded on into the rib cage where it broke 4 ribs before exiting the chest on the opposite side of the damaged ribs. She amazingly ran about 50 yards before skidding to a halt. I tend to think still that the VLD's are better left for 400+ yard hunting as their jackets are very thin, but on thin skinned game at longer ranges I think they can do quite well. Here's the doe and distance: [img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v358/goodgrouper/brkill.jpg[/img] Here is the broken ribs. My muzzle velo was about 3050 fps: [img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v358/goodgrouper/brokenribs.jpg[/img] [/QUOTE]
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