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Sierra GameChanger 140 Grain 6.5 No Blood Trail
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<blockquote data-quote="mnoland30" data-source="post: 2362568" data-attributes="member: 29323"><p>I once shot a javelina with a 7mm TCU out of a10" Contender barrel, and watched it walk away. The second shot went through a shoulder and killed it. I was using rifle bullets and the velocity wasn't enough to expand them. I switched to varmit bullets, and have dropped them in their tracks every time since. It pays to match the velocity to the to the bullet and the game. Expensive bullets like Barnes and Partitions will expand at both low and high velocity. But high velocity really isn't necessary for deer, or any other animal for that matter. Consider the 30-30. In the old days, it was considered fine for elk. Americans got magnumitis because of the flat shooting, which allowed for longer shots.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mnoland30, post: 2362568, member: 29323"] I once shot a javelina with a 7mm TCU out of a10" Contender barrel, and watched it walk away. The second shot went through a shoulder and killed it. I was using rifle bullets and the velocity wasn't enough to expand them. I switched to varmit bullets, and have dropped them in their tracks every time since. It pays to match the velocity to the to the bullet and the game. Expensive bullets like Barnes and Partitions will expand at both low and high velocity. But high velocity really isn't necessary for deer, or any other animal for that matter. Consider the 30-30. In the old days, it was considered fine for elk. Americans got magnumitis because of the flat shooting, which allowed for longer shots. [/QUOTE]
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