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<blockquote data-quote="MTLIVIN" data-source="post: 1030099" data-attributes="member: 42384"><p>I've shot 5 animals with the 140 vld out of a 6.5x284, 3 antelope and 2 mule deer. All but one were at 400-500 yards and that was a muley at 120 yards, this was my worst experience too. Shot it slightly quartering away double lung and he didnt collapse but walked off about 80 yards. No exit wound, no blood trail and took a while to find him. The antelope didnt stand a chance and the other muley was this fall, a 165" deer at 400 yards. I purposefully shot him high shoulder and he crumpled. I was surprised to find him still alive when i got up to him 20 min later. One more round to finish him off, the first should have killed him as it was in the high lungs too. </p><p></p><p>So my experience has beeen good i would say, but i will be switching to the 7mm and 168's when this barrel goes south. I would rather slightly overkill that underkill on game animals every time. I dont care for the high shoulder shot but will do it if I need to anchor an animal, I like to eat those shoulders too!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MTLIVIN, post: 1030099, member: 42384"] I've shot 5 animals with the 140 vld out of a 6.5x284, 3 antelope and 2 mule deer. All but one were at 400-500 yards and that was a muley at 120 yards, this was my worst experience too. Shot it slightly quartering away double lung and he didnt collapse but walked off about 80 yards. No exit wound, no blood trail and took a while to find him. The antelope didnt stand a chance and the other muley was this fall, a 165" deer at 400 yards. I purposefully shot him high shoulder and he crumpled. I was surprised to find him still alive when i got up to him 20 min later. One more round to finish him off, the first should have killed him as it was in the high lungs too. So my experience has beeen good i would say, but i will be switching to the 7mm and 168's when this barrel goes south. I would rather slightly overkill that underkill on game animals every time. I dont care for the high shoulder shot but will do it if I need to anchor an animal, I like to eat those shoulders too! [/QUOTE]
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