RL338
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Lead bullets will open up on deer at reasonable velocities at reasonable ranges. Drive them too fast and you may end up with surface blow up.
Federal powershock bullet ?
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cjmac
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It would be in a 308 . 3 of my hunt rifles do best around 2650 fps . Our average shot is about 100 yards longest is 150
Firebird24
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I’ve used mostly 165 in a .30-06 or 145 in a 7mm-08. They always pass through and I’ve had good success with them on big deer and some small ones. (Back when Nebraska gave a free doe tag and you could buy an extra tag or three). ((That was before disease cut them back, I don’t even go anymore))
Firebird24
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a short story-I confess I started shooting does in the head. Those Nebraska whitetails were great meat and I didn’t want to waste any. One night the guys I hunted with were awful quiet at dinner and I asked what the problem was. I was told in direct terms that they didn’t like me shooting deer in the head, they said it was gross and disgusting and embarrassing and they didn’t like it. And it made a mess in the truck. They were worried I would miss and blow a nose off or something. So I started shooting in the neck! Obviously when you shoot the head bullet selection becomes a small
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cjmac
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Base of the neck always worked for me. But like you said it probably wont matter much lol
