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A reflection on bullet performance, thoughts
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<blockquote data-quote="Bull45cal." data-source="post: 313789" data-attributes="member: 9768"><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Yuke,</span></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">I am sort of young, and new to handloading, so year before last (my first handloading season), I loaded Hdy 130gr. SP in my 30-06 to about 2700fps. They shot well out of my gun, so I decided to hunt with them. I saw 4 deer in that season, and I drop 4 deer that season (new, young, eager, hunter). Three of the four where DRT, with my first deer ever running about 100 yards through the wood bleeding badly. I had buck fever so bad I pulled the 70yrd shot about 4" back and up, only hitting the lungs (I think). The next was at 20yrds and he folded like an accordion. Then his brother bought it at 60yrds in the head. I had enough confidence in the accuracy, that I shot him facing dead away from me. He turned his head about 60 degrees to look back and wham, right under the ear where I was aiming. Last day of season, all I saw a doe @ 147yrds and shot her through both shoulders and out the other side. DRT, need I say more. Can't beat that performance. I'm using Hdy A-Max now since my distance has gotten longer. Can't beat the cheap Hdy bullets. I did how ever have a Hdy 150 Sp break up on my last year. It was a bad shot on my part, since I hit right on the shoulder at 80 yrds with a 150 at almost 3000fps. Tore the deer and bullet to shreds. Only a piece of the jacket came out on the far side, right in front of the hind leg. I couldn't even gut him, but I came up with a new way (new to me) to harvest the meat. </span></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Shane</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bull45cal., post: 313789, member: 9768"] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]Yuke, I am sort of young, and new to handloading, so year before last (my first handloading season), I loaded Hdy 130gr. SP in my 30-06 to about 2700fps. They shot well out of my gun, so I decided to hunt with them. I saw 4 deer in that season, and I drop 4 deer that season (new, young, eager, hunter). Three of the four where DRT, with my first deer ever running about 100 yards through the wood bleeding badly. I had buck fever so bad I pulled the 70yrd shot about 4" back and up, only hitting the lungs (I think). The next was at 20yrds and he folded like an accordion. Then his brother bought it at 60yrds in the head. I had enough confidence in the accuracy, that I shot him facing dead away from me. He turned his head about 60 degrees to look back and wham, right under the ear where I was aiming. Last day of season, all I saw a doe @ 147yrds and shot her through both shoulders and out the other side. DRT, need I say more. Can't beat that performance. I'm using Hdy A-Max now since my distance has gotten longer. Can't beat the cheap Hdy bullets. I did how ever have a Hdy 150 Sp break up on my last year. It was a bad shot on my part, since I hit right on the shoulder at 80 yrds with a 150 at almost 3000fps. Tore the deer and bullet to shreds. Only a piece of the jacket came out on the far side, right in front of the hind leg. I couldn't even gut him, but I came up with a new way (new to me) to harvest the meat. Shane[/FONT][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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