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45-70 Bullet for Bison Hunt
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<blockquote data-quote="Dean2" data-source="post: 2212766" data-attributes="member: 26077"><p>You aren't likely to be shooting long distance so Ultimate accuracy is not the biggest consideration. Anything that will do under 2" at 100 will work fine.. I would load a 500-550 grain Cast at about 1400 fps. That will exit the Bison on just about any angle. If you want to use a jacketed bullet then it is very hard to beat the RN Hornady 500 grain bullets. They are accurate, great penetration and easy to come by. Good luck on your hunt.</p><p></p><p>S<img src="http://www.adfg.alaska.gov/static/hunting/bisonhunting/deltabison/images/bison_skeleton_xray_illustration.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="https://www.the-whitetail-deer.com/images/WhitetailDeerAnatomyOrgans2.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="https://tse3.mm.bing.net/th?id=OIP.h_2NynyollX7ePG7Y3-NMAHaEK&pid=Api&P=0&w=339&h=192" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Study the anatomy of a Bison. They are built VERY different than a whitetail. The reason so many wander off after being shot is they are hit too far back. What most people think is right behind the shoulder is actually way too far back and will even miss the lungs if not hit quite high near the back bone.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dean2, post: 2212766, member: 26077"] You aren't likely to be shooting long distance so Ultimate accuracy is not the biggest consideration. Anything that will do under 2" at 100 will work fine.. I would load a 500-550 grain Cast at about 1400 fps. That will exit the Bison on just about any angle. If you want to use a jacketed bullet then it is very hard to beat the RN Hornady 500 grain bullets. They are accurate, great penetration and easy to come by. Good luck on your hunt. S[IMG]http://www.adfg.alaska.gov/static/hunting/bisonhunting/deltabison/images/bison_skeleton_xray_illustration.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://www.the-whitetail-deer.com/images/WhitetailDeerAnatomyOrgans2.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://tse3.mm.bing.net/th?id=OIP.h_2NynyollX7ePG7Y3-NMAHaEK&pid=Api&P=0&w=339&h=192[/IMG] Study the anatomy of a Bison. They are built VERY different than a whitetail. The reason so many wander off after being shot is they are hit too far back. What most people think is right behind the shoulder is actually way too far back and will even miss the lungs if not hit quite high near the back bone. [/QUOTE]
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