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7mm mag and bergers for canadian game
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<blockquote data-quote="Coyboy" data-source="post: 484902" data-attributes="member: 3733"><p>I lost a very large mule deer buck with a 210 berger out of a 300 rum a few years ago.</p><p>550 yards, shot was on the shoulder exactly where I can not say but the thing went down like a stone. Watched said area for 5 minutes and never seen him move, but after his legs came up and back down he was mostly hidden in the alpine scrub.</p><p></p><p>Short trip back to camp to grab some gear and a buddy 60 minutes later, *** no deer, crawled a few feet then left on 3 legs, searched til dark 2.5 hours. snowed 6 inches that night nothing found in the am. blood trail was non existent may-be only a drop every 6-10 feet after the initial 30 feet of trail.</p><p></p><p>The last time I will ever walk away from a shot with-out walking a straight line to the "dead" animal. I mostly blame myself for that one but after 4 years of watching 200 grain accubonds perform on deer and elk. I am very sure the accubond would have anchored him for good. My friend clobbered a 1180 yard mule deer this year with the 200 ab and it expanded and penetrated in text book fasion.</p><p></p><p>And then there is the first shot blow-up on a mule deers nuckle that happened 2 seasons ago with 180 berger at 826 on a large MD buck. Second 180 berger went high shoulder and did the job. I don't necesarily blame the bullet as the shoulder knuckle is a hell of a mas of bone and it is best to avoid it with most bullets.</p><p></p><p>being that those were the only 2 animals I ever shot with bergers I was either dam unlucky or the bullets are a bit on the fragile side. If I ever use them again it will be a 6-8inch hold behind the shoulder into the lungs.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Coyboy, post: 484902, member: 3733"] I lost a very large mule deer buck with a 210 berger out of a 300 rum a few years ago. 550 yards, shot was on the shoulder exactly where I can not say but the thing went down like a stone. Watched said area for 5 minutes and never seen him move, but after his legs came up and back down he was mostly hidden in the alpine scrub. Short trip back to camp to grab some gear and a buddy 60 minutes later, *** no deer, crawled a few feet then left on 3 legs, searched til dark 2.5 hours. snowed 6 inches that night nothing found in the am. blood trail was non existent may-be only a drop every 6-10 feet after the initial 30 feet of trail. The last time I will ever walk away from a shot with-out walking a straight line to the "dead" animal. I mostly blame myself for that one but after 4 years of watching 200 grain accubonds perform on deer and elk. I am very sure the accubond would have anchored him for good. My friend clobbered a 1180 yard mule deer this year with the 200 ab and it expanded and penetrated in text book fasion. And then there is the first shot blow-up on a mule deers nuckle that happened 2 seasons ago with 180 berger at 826 on a large MD buck. Second 180 berger went high shoulder and did the job. I don't necesarily blame the bullet as the shoulder knuckle is a hell of a mas of bone and it is best to avoid it with most bullets. being that those were the only 2 animals I ever shot with bergers I was either dam unlucky or the bullets are a bit on the fragile side. If I ever use them again it will be a 6-8inch hold behind the shoulder into the lungs. [/QUOTE]
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