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168 Berger classic hunter on 100yd deer??
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<blockquote data-quote="varmintH8R" data-source="post: 882010" data-attributes="member: 39801"><p>I hope my posts read clear - in no way shape or form am I saying the bullet did not perform adequately. Quite the opposite - the damage was extreme and the exit huge. Like you, I find that how deer react at the shot varies considerably, unless you neck- shoot or take out the CNS. I've had deer flinch and buck, then stand 10 yards from where I shot them looking around until they keel over. They all act different.</p><p></p><p>I tend to agree with you on all other points. I prefer an exit, especially on a smaller animal - that way there is some margin of error if I come across a larger one. FWIW, I shot a similar sized deer with this rifle last year with a 139gr Hornady IL. That bullet turned dramatically off the near-side rib and still exited (quite a ways back). The 168 BCH shoots with far greater accuracy from this rifle, and clearly got the job done. In theory, it should also give me a little better "deflection" performance in the timber as well, at least relative to lighter/faster projectiles. Sometimes that little twig sticking out is hard to pick up before the shot...</p><p></p><p>I don't shoot this rifle a ton and still have about 85 of these bullets left, so it'll be my go to short-range whitetail dropper for the foreseeable future. </p><p></p><p>Thanks for all of the responses.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="varmintH8R, post: 882010, member: 39801"] I hope my posts read clear - in no way shape or form am I saying the bullet did not perform adequately. Quite the opposite - the damage was extreme and the exit huge. Like you, I find that how deer react at the shot varies considerably, unless you neck- shoot or take out the CNS. I've had deer flinch and buck, then stand 10 yards from where I shot them looking around until they keel over. They all act different. I tend to agree with you on all other points. I prefer an exit, especially on a smaller animal - that way there is some margin of error if I come across a larger one. FWIW, I shot a similar sized deer with this rifle last year with a 139gr Hornady IL. That bullet turned dramatically off the near-side rib and still exited (quite a ways back). The 168 BCH shoots with far greater accuracy from this rifle, and clearly got the job done. In theory, it should also give me a little better "deflection" performance in the timber as well, at least relative to lighter/faster projectiles. Sometimes that little twig sticking out is hard to pick up before the shot... I don't shoot this rifle a ton and still have about 85 of these bullets left, so it'll be my go to short-range whitetail dropper for the foreseeable future. Thanks for all of the responses. [/QUOTE]
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