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<blockquote data-quote="257WTBY" data-source="post: 2361898" data-attributes="member: 56428"><p>#1 congrats on a nice buck. #2 **** happens. Quartering shots are tough. Especially tough without good bullet performance and would channel. </p><p></p><p>Not a deer but I shot a big bull elk in Wyoming 4-5 years ago. He was 470 yards quartering a little. I was shooting 225 Nosler Partitions out of my 340 WTBY. I was super solid resting on a root ball of a blow down. Pulled the trigger <strong>no reaction at all.</strong> Initially I was like WTH I know I was dead solid on him. I range him again still 470 yards. I rack another round and get back on him and he is just standing there with his cows that were looking for source of the big crack. I start to touch trigger and he just tipped over. The bullet went in the last rib on the right side and was under the hide in front of left front shoulder. Still have the bullet perfect mushroom and took out both lungs and heart but showed ZERO reaction to the bullet for at least 20-30 seconds. I often thought with no reaction and him traveling for 20-30 seconds he would have been well out of sight with no evidence of hit. I'm sure with as much blood s he leaked out standing there the blood trail would have been easy to follow to him. Just not the reaction I assumed would happen from shooting previous elk with the same round that crumpled at the shot.</p><p></p><p>I shoot 25 cal on deer and antelope. I run primarily 257WTBY and occasionally my 25-06. I run 99 gr shock hammer in my WTBY and 90 gr Shock hammers in 06. I shot a big whitetail buck a few years ago at 150 +/- completely broadside with my WTBY. At the shot he almost dropped, he got his feet back under him and ran close to 500 yards before he tipped over. While field dressing both lungs were jello and literally the top half of his heart was gone. Craziest thing Ive seen happen with that round/bullet. Lots and lots other deer and antelope from 50-450 yards dropped so fast it was amazing over past 30+ years using my WTBY. </p><p></p><p>Bullet performance did travel at least 20 inches probably more. I would think the petals should have created separate wound channels as well. Weird but not unheard of. I will say this thou since I switched to hammers Ive never shot anything twice its been one and done. I know people love barnes bullets and ive shot them and Im not saying they dont work or are bad I just prefer hammers now days. Plus switching to 212 gr hammers in my 340 are even more accurate then my 225 gr partitions...</p><p></p><p>Congrats again on a nice buck and like you said hes meat in the freezer now...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="257WTBY, post: 2361898, member: 56428"] #1 congrats on a nice buck. #2 **** happens. Quartering shots are tough. Especially tough without good bullet performance and would channel. Not a deer but I shot a big bull elk in Wyoming 4-5 years ago. He was 470 yards quartering a little. I was shooting 225 Nosler Partitions out of my 340 WTBY. I was super solid resting on a root ball of a blow down. Pulled the trigger [B]no reaction at all.[/B] Initially I was like WTH I know I was dead solid on him. I range him again still 470 yards. I rack another round and get back on him and he is just standing there with his cows that were looking for source of the big crack. I start to touch trigger and he just tipped over. The bullet went in the last rib on the right side and was under the hide in front of left front shoulder. Still have the bullet perfect mushroom and took out both lungs and heart but showed ZERO reaction to the bullet for at least 20-30 seconds. I often thought with no reaction and him traveling for 20-30 seconds he would have been well out of sight with no evidence of hit. I'm sure with as much blood s he leaked out standing there the blood trail would have been easy to follow to him. Just not the reaction I assumed would happen from shooting previous elk with the same round that crumpled at the shot. I shoot 25 cal on deer and antelope. I run primarily 257WTBY and occasionally my 25-06. I run 99 gr shock hammer in my WTBY and 90 gr Shock hammers in 06. I shot a big whitetail buck a few years ago at 150 +/- completely broadside with my WTBY. At the shot he almost dropped, he got his feet back under him and ran close to 500 yards before he tipped over. While field dressing both lungs were jello and literally the top half of his heart was gone. Craziest thing Ive seen happen with that round/bullet. Lots and lots other deer and antelope from 50-450 yards dropped so fast it was amazing over past 30+ years using my WTBY. Bullet performance did travel at least 20 inches probably more. I would think the petals should have created separate wound channels as well. Weird but not unheard of. I will say this thou since I switched to hammers Ive never shot anything twice its been one and done. I know people love barnes bullets and ive shot them and Im not saying they dont work or are bad I just prefer hammers now days. Plus switching to 212 gr hammers in my 340 are even more accurate then my 225 gr partitions... Congrats again on a nice buck and like you said hes meat in the freezer now... [/QUOTE]
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