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<blockquote data-quote="Lenny Foffa" data-source="post: 2404642" data-attributes="member: 100742"><p>Forgive me one and all because I have told this story before. . I will make it brief. 1980, First ever combo Mule Deer Antelope hunt in Wyoming. The new 270 Weatherby Mag was Loaded for mule deer with the old Speer 150 Grn. Grand Slam Bullet. We came across this goat , the guide said to shoot it so, I did . I hit it 4 TIMES at a range of about 210 /220 yards as it still kept running to the right. So I chambered another round and fired in front of it, to kick up dirt and stop the animal. The goat turned and began to run back in the other direction, and when he did so, I could see all the blood trails running down on the other side . There were 4 exit holes and the chest aera and slightly back. This was terrible and I have remembered it all these years. My very sad lesson is that heavy , tough , bone smashing bullets , are not well suited for small animals like antelope and whitetails. Just drilling holes in the animal , with little ,to no, expansion . Should have dumped the 150 GS bullets and put in the 130 GKs I had. Ignorance on my part, never again. Thats why I only use 130 Grn. Ballistic tips in my .270 Win on White tail. Super explosive , almost never need a second shot, never an exit hole. No Tracking. IMHO</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lenny Foffa, post: 2404642, member: 100742"] Forgive me one and all because I have told this story before. . I will make it brief. 1980, First ever combo Mule Deer Antelope hunt in Wyoming. The new 270 Weatherby Mag was Loaded for mule deer with the old Speer 150 Grn. Grand Slam Bullet. We came across this goat , the guide said to shoot it so, I did . I hit it 4 TIMES at a range of about 210 /220 yards as it still kept running to the right. So I chambered another round and fired in front of it, to kick up dirt and stop the animal. The goat turned and began to run back in the other direction, and when he did so, I could see all the blood trails running down on the other side . There were 4 exit holes and the chest aera and slightly back. This was terrible and I have remembered it all these years. My very sad lesson is that heavy , tough , bone smashing bullets , are not well suited for small animals like antelope and whitetails. Just drilling holes in the animal , with little ,to no, expansion . Should have dumped the 150 GS bullets and put in the 130 GKs I had. Ignorance on my part, never again. Thats why I only use 130 Grn. Ballistic tips in my .270 Win on White tail. Super explosive , almost never need a second shot, never an exit hole. No Tracking. IMHO [/QUOTE]
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