I've used AB's to take well over 100 crop damage deer and never had one pencil through. They have always expanded and exited leaving golf ball size holes.
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Years ago I shot a big doe quartering away from me with a 140 gr BT from a 280 Remington. The bullet entered the middle of the rib cage and exited the off side shoulder. DRT
Last year I shot a good buck, similar quartering away shot with a 260 gr E-Tip from a 375 H&H Mag. I found the perfectly...
Hunt with confidence. Put the BT where it needs to go and let it do it's job. If they run, it's never very far. Shoot through the slats and there will be plenty of blood
You have a classic load for the 270 Win, it's a deer killing machine.
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I agree with Don and Guy, an outfitter is worth the price. Another point to consider is knowing exactly where you are hunting. Many private properties are not fenced or posted. If you accidentally wander onto the wrong side of a property line, you will have a very expensive hunt.
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I've been told that the 6.5 Creedmoor was designed as a long range target round with H4350 in mind.
When my wife got her 6.5 CM, I was going to do load development with H4350 but I started with RL17 and the 129 gr ABLR and never looked back. With great speed and .5 MOA, I called it good. That...
The Ballistic Tip is an excellent deer bullet but it's not intended to be a shoulder buster. The Accubond and Partition are better suited for smashing through big bone.
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