Should you decide to get rid of those P
S Cracker Jack bullets, let me know. I think I still have your CP. If your buddy has more rifle to sell, I can meet you in Helena. 
Bullet failures
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S Cracker Jack bullets, let me know. I think I still have your CP. If your buddy has more rifle to sell, I can meet you in Helena. 
Am I seeing this right that these are $100 per caliber?
Hard rock
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With all this bullet talk which one is the best , which one does that etc,etc , I doubt there is any one here that would go on a 10 thousand dollar plus Elk hunt with a bullet we didn't have full confidence in right or wrong. You betcha I would have done my homework before that hunt and if something goes wrong I won't be blaming the bullet.
That's a point I try to stress a lot. Do your research and align as many of the odds in your favor as you can.
Yep, the "NUT" behind the trigger remains the biggest factor in the success/failure of a hunt.
Thanks. It was a bit unclear "at a glance" what was required between different calibers.
Mattbowen61990
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I haven't had a failure in all my years of hunting, but I have had 1 really strange bullet behavior. 127 Barnes LRX out of a 6.5 CM:
I shot at a buck that was facing to the left from me, deer is also located to the left of the stand. I waited until he was broadside(ish) and aimed for behind the left shoulder. Now for what "should" have happened, the bullet should have entered where it did (right behind the left shoulder, and continue across the body, and end up coming out a little forward and in the right shoulder. What happened? The bullet entered behind the left shoulder midway up the deer in the ribs, made a drastic turn right and down, and exited down by his last few ribs at the very bottom of the rib cage on the right side. All that was contacted was hide, ribs, lungs, and ribs again. Was the craziest thing I have ever seen, but I was glad I seen him fall within sight because he didn't bleed a drop. Have never seen a barnes make a drastic turn like that.
I shot at a buck that was facing to the left from me, deer is also located to the left of the stand. I waited until he was broadside(ish) and aimed for behind the left shoulder. Now for what "should" have happened, the bullet should have entered where it did (right behind the left shoulder, and continue across the body, and end up coming out a little forward and in the right shoulder. What happened? The bullet entered behind the left shoulder midway up the deer in the ribs, made a drastic turn right and down, and exited down by his last few ribs at the very bottom of the rib cage on the right side. All that was contacted was hide, ribs, lungs, and ribs again. Was the craziest thing I have ever seen, but I was glad I seen him fall within sight because he didn't bleed a drop. Have never seen a barnes make a drastic turn like that.
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Hard rock
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With a 1-8 twist that bullet could be right on the edge of stability causing it too become unstable upon impact . That is a big factor with mono bullets being longer than a conventional bullet . If your on the edge of stability muzzle vel , impact vel ,altitude , etc can be a factor .
Hard rock
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In 1980 on a Colorado mule deer hunt , I shot a big 5x5 mule deer with my 300 wby using Sierra 168 gr International match boat tail bullets , it too 2 shots one from the front and one from broadside . I can still see him in my mind as that second shot took him off his feet in the air as he hit the ground . The bullet entered just far enough and blew up too kill him ,no exit. I didn't have a clue about bullet construction etc . Accuracy was my main goal , this story is a good example of the wrong bullet for the task at hand , and the nut behind the trigger. I got lucky never have killed one bigger since.
Marky_mark
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Elk hunts are cheap lol
