Coyboy,
Can you tell us some details. Which bullet, cartridge, velocity etc.
Thanks
140 Hybred, 260 AI, 2920 fps at the muzzle, 26" barrel
490 yards shot to the spine aprox 2 inches behind shoulder.
next 2 shots went to the jaw and base of the scull/neck joint.
4 th shot went to the chest cavity and deer expired shortly after.
460 yards, center lung hit, deer ran about 80-90 yards, litterally no blood trail. exit hole was very small, could not fit my pinky finger. Took about 20 minutes to find the deer by smell, in brushy/marsh grass.
470 yards, shoulder area hit, deer dropped in it's tracks, after 5 seconds up and running. watched it run for about 80 yards, into woods. looked for 1 hour, blood trail was very light to absent, animal not recovered.
The only reason I tried these bullets was that I had been shooting this load in tactical matches and it was the most convenient gun to grab when I got a call to come fill some tags on ag damage that the farmer was having trouble with.
partial bullet was recovered from the first deer, just some jacket material.
I have had mixed results hunting with the berger bullets since I started using them 5 years ago. Accu-bonds and a-maxes have gave me much better results.
As target bullets they are great.