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Rifles, Bullets, Barrels & Ballistics
338-06 vs 8mm-06 vs 35 Wheelen vs 375 Wheelen vs 9.3x62 POWER!
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<blockquote data-quote="TRexF16" data-source="post: 2208679" data-attributes="member: 108912"><p>I should explain that pic of the bull and my rifle. I shot the bull first and hit him too far back. It was probably lethal and penetrated fully. The little bit of blood visible in the pic is leakage from the entrance side of that shot. Slightly angling away. It kind of hunched him up. He turned 180 degrees but then just stood there, broadside facing the opposite direction, at 150 yards. I settled down and put the second round right on the point of the shoulder. This was the 225 TSX over a less-than-max charge of 70 grains/PP 2000-MR at a MV of 2800FPS. It is the only Barnes X I ever recovered. It was under the hide on the off side after breaking both shoulders and dropping the bull so fast that neither I nor my buddy saw him fall. I was cussing myself thinking maybe I miffed the second shot as we walked over to where he'd been standing, then about halfway there we saw an 8-point antler sticking up - and there was much rejoicing!</p><p>I weighed the bullet. 225.0 grains. Amazing.</p><p></p><p>Cheers,</p><p>Rex</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TRexF16, post: 2208679, member: 108912"] I should explain that pic of the bull and my rifle. I shot the bull first and hit him too far back. It was probably lethal and penetrated fully. The little bit of blood visible in the pic is leakage from the entrance side of that shot. Slightly angling away. It kind of hunched him up. He turned 180 degrees but then just stood there, broadside facing the opposite direction, at 150 yards. I settled down and put the second round right on the point of the shoulder. This was the 225 TSX over a less-than-max charge of 70 grains/PP 2000-MR at a MV of 2800FPS. It is the only Barnes X I ever recovered. It was under the hide on the off side after breaking both shoulders and dropping the bull so fast that neither I nor my buddy saw him fall. I was cussing myself thinking maybe I miffed the second shot as we walked over to where he'd been standing, then about halfway there we saw an 8-point antler sticking up - and there was much rejoicing! I weighed the bullet. 225.0 grains. Amazing. Cheers, Rex [/QUOTE]
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