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<blockquote data-quote="WYOHTF" data-source="post: 2410098" data-attributes="member: 115970"><p>I like these kinds of threads we're we get to tell the truth.</p><p>I've guided a fair bit in my life and have seen many normal 30-100yd blood trails, probably Just as many that were bang-flop. I have seen and used or been around most conventional calibers and cup and core bullets out there in almost 40 years of hunting. I know one thing for sure, Speer bullets in any flavor don't cut it for me as a big game bullet.</p><p>The worst train reck I ever had with a bullet was a Barnes X bullet from a .308 at about 45 yards.</p><p>He took two right perfect behind the shoulder. I had jumped him and he froze when I cow called.</p><p>He turned and headed down slope hard. At the time my son was 12 and I was trying to teach him patients and we sat down and had a snack.</p><p>About twenty minutes had passed. We started tracking I in yellow pine needles and moss and rock. There was good blood</p><p>About 400 yards later the trail had taken us into some dog hair fur. He had bedded down in the middle of it. There was enough frothy blood in the fir needles to squish out of the ground. Not a drop of blood or a track to be found after about 50' from that bed.</p><p>I called my brother and a friend who are both very accomplished outdoorsmen. Us and are kids looked for that bull till dark, we had a lab that has found game before. I looked for two more days. Nothing. Punched my tag and called the game warden and told him about it.</p><p>He said he would fly it after a week and look for birds.</p><p>That bull healed up or died in some dark hole somewhere. Bugs the crap out of me to this day.</p><p>Haven't used a Barnes since</p><p>Just my experience</p><p>My favorites are SST, Interlock, Partition, and Swift A frames. And Federal Fusions</p><p>In the right cartridge and velocity they all work good for me</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WYOHTF, post: 2410098, member: 115970"] I like these kinds of threads we’re we get to tell the truth. I’ve guided a fair bit in my life and have seen many normal 30-100yd blood trails, probably Just as many that were bang-flop. I have seen and used or been around most conventional calibers and cup and core bullets out there in almost 40 years of hunting. I know one thing for sure, Speer bullets in any flavor don’t cut it for me as a big game bullet. The worst train reck I ever had with a bullet was a Barnes X bullet from a .308 at about 45 yards. He took two right perfect behind the shoulder. I had jumped him and he froze when I cow called. He turned and headed down slope hard. At the time my son was 12 and I was trying to teach him patients and we sat down and had a snack. About twenty minutes had passed. We started tracking I in yellow pine needles and moss and rock. There was good blood About 400 yards later the trail had taken us into some dog hair fur. He had bedded down in the middle of it. There was enough frothy blood in the fir needles to squish out of the ground. Not a drop of blood or a track to be found after about 50’ from that bed. I called my brother and a friend who are both very accomplished outdoorsmen. Us and are kids looked for that bull till dark, we had a lab that has found game before. I looked for two more days. Nothing. Punched my tag and called the game warden and told him about it. He said he would fly it after a week and look for birds. That bull healed up or died in some dark hole somewhere. Bugs the crap out of me to this day. Haven’t used a Barnes since Just my experience My favorites are SST, Interlock, Partition, and Swift A frames. And Federal Fusions In the right cartridge and velocity they all work good for me [/QUOTE]
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