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Hydrostatic shock, what's your opinion?
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<blockquote data-quote="Joaquin B" data-source="post: 340693" data-attributes="member: 20152"><p>I have killed 3 mule deer at distances beyound 200 meters with my 25-06 Ackley, using 100 grain Barnes XCL bullets. This puppy generates 3540 fps muzzle velocity. All 3 deer dropped instantly when hit. Two of them were hit through the chest and fell with their head turned in the direction of bullet impact, with their mouths wide open. The other one was hit at the base of the neck, with the bullet shattering its spine. It fell straight down.</p><p> </p><p>I removed the skulls to retrieve the antlers from all 3 deer and made some interesting observations:</p><p> </p><p>First, when I removed the skulls of the 2 deer hit in the chest cavity, the brain was colored red, as if there had been some sort of hemorraging. </p><p> </p><p>Second, the brain of the buck hit through the spine did not show this.</p><p> </p><p>While I am not a veterinarian and don't claim to be an expert on hydrostatic shock, the fact that the 2 deer hit through the chest showed what appeared to be cerebral hemorraging and died with their mouths wide open and their necks twisted leads me to believe that speed does indeed produce hydrostatic shock and instant kills.</p><p> </p><p>Just my $0.02 worth.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Joaquin B, post: 340693, member: 20152"] I have killed 3 mule deer at distances beyound 200 meters with my 25-06 Ackley, using 100 grain Barnes XCL bullets. This puppy generates 3540 fps muzzle velocity. All 3 deer dropped instantly when hit. Two of them were hit through the chest and fell with their head turned in the direction of bullet impact, with their mouths wide open. The other one was hit at the base of the neck, with the bullet shattering its spine. It fell straight down. I removed the skulls to retrieve the antlers from all 3 deer and made some interesting observations: First, when I removed the skulls of the 2 deer hit in the chest cavity, the brain was colored red, as if there had been some sort of hemorraging. Second, the brain of the buck hit through the spine did not show this. While I am not a veterinarian and don't claim to be an expert on hydrostatic shock, the fact that the 2 deer hit through the chest showed what appeared to be cerebral hemorraging and died with their mouths wide open and their necks twisted leads me to believe that speed does indeed produce hydrostatic shock and instant kills. Just my $0.02 worth. [/QUOTE]
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