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162 grain A-Max on deer size game?
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<blockquote data-quote="frequent misser" data-source="post: 761609" data-attributes="member: 5295"><p>I have killed deer and yotes with every weight of amax from 6.5mm up to 30 cal. They are an awesome killer for deer sized critters and smaller. I have killed probably a dozen deer between 6 and 700 with the 6.5 140 and the 7 162 and most of them exited leaving about 2in holes. In 30 cal I have shot the 155, 168, 178 and the 208. Longest deer with these was with the 168 in my wsm just shy of 800 yds. It was buck that dressed at 215 lbs. Hit him high shoulder and he crumpled, no exit. I shoot the 208 out of that rifle now. This year I shot two deer at 685 and both bullets exited. One through the neck and one thru a shoulder and out. Neck exit was about the size of a quarter and the shoulder was about 4 inches. You don't have to worry about the amax expanding but they can be a little explosive up close. </p><p>I only have one account of the amax on elk. Good friend of mine shot a nice bull this year with the 208 out of his 300 weatherby at 335 yds. He shot him the first time in the heart quarting to and then broadside thru the lungs. Both bullets exited, bull went 10 yds. </p><p>These things kill the heck out of yotes but they are not fur friendly. The last yote I shot was with my stw at 460yds. It all but cut him in half.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="frequent misser, post: 761609, member: 5295"] I have killed deer and yotes with every weight of amax from 6.5mm up to 30 cal. They are an awesome killer for deer sized critters and smaller. I have killed probably a dozen deer between 6 and 700 with the 6.5 140 and the 7 162 and most of them exited leaving about 2in holes. In 30 cal I have shot the 155, 168, 178 and the 208. Longest deer with these was with the 168 in my wsm just shy of 800 yds. It was buck that dressed at 215 lbs. Hit him high shoulder and he crumpled, no exit. I shoot the 208 out of that rifle now. This year I shot two deer at 685 and both bullets exited. One through the neck and one thru a shoulder and out. Neck exit was about the size of a quarter and the shoulder was about 4 inches. You don't have to worry about the amax expanding but they can be a little explosive up close. I only have one account of the amax on elk. Good friend of mine shot a nice bull this year with the 208 out of his 300 weatherby at 335 yds. He shot him the first time in the heart quarting to and then broadside thru the lungs. Both bullets exited, bull went 10 yds. These things kill the heck out of yotes but they are not fur friendly. The last yote I shot was with my stw at 460yds. It all but cut him in half. [/QUOTE]
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