On various boards I have noticed that some people have been shooting deer with the 63 grain sierra varmiter bullets. This year I tried to use this bullet and while I didn't lose any deer using this bullet when fired from my .222 remington I think that I realized that this bullet is too frangible for use on big deer when the angles are slightly wrong.
The first deer that I fired at was facing me at about 80 yards. I originally aimed for the center of the chest hoping that the bullet would at least make it to the lungs. The deer did fall down at the shot but while processing the deer I realized that the bullet never went passed the breast bones. It shattered the front rib bones and then glanced off and went into the shoulder bones. The only thing that killed the deer was the bone fragments that got shot into the lungs and the fact that the bullet did damage to the neck on impact.
The second deer that I shot was hit broadside in the ribs. While the entrance wound was about 1.25 inches in diameter the bullet went to pieces on the far shoulder of the deer. I am seriously doubting that this bullet would hold together if it hit the shoulder bone of a fully grown deer at the "wrong angle". I realize that this bullet says that it is designed for varmits so I think that I might be asking too much of even though people say that it works well on deer. In short I don't think that
I am thinking of giving this 64 grain solid base bonded bullet a go. Can anyone recommend a place to get some? Here is hoping that they are cheaper than the pesky tsx bullets that noone in my area stocks. I'm planning on giving these a rip out of my 24 inch 1-14 twisted .222 remington. I have a variety of powders and primers. 748,2015BR, 2520, 3031,blc2,rl15,h335,h322, and I have a gunshop down the road if there is a powder that I need to try.
Am also thining of trying to the 45 grain tsx bullet. Theoretically how do the velocities for the two compare.
The first deer that I fired at was facing me at about 80 yards. I originally aimed for the center of the chest hoping that the bullet would at least make it to the lungs. The deer did fall down at the shot but while processing the deer I realized that the bullet never went passed the breast bones. It shattered the front rib bones and then glanced off and went into the shoulder bones. The only thing that killed the deer was the bone fragments that got shot into the lungs and the fact that the bullet did damage to the neck on impact.
The second deer that I shot was hit broadside in the ribs. While the entrance wound was about 1.25 inches in diameter the bullet went to pieces on the far shoulder of the deer. I am seriously doubting that this bullet would hold together if it hit the shoulder bone of a fully grown deer at the "wrong angle". I realize that this bullet says that it is designed for varmits so I think that I might be asking too much of even though people say that it works well on deer. In short I don't think that
I am thinking of giving this 64 grain solid base bonded bullet a go. Can anyone recommend a place to get some? Here is hoping that they are cheaper than the pesky tsx bullets that noone in my area stocks. I'm planning on giving these a rip out of my 24 inch 1-14 twisted .222 remington. I have a variety of powders and primers. 748,2015BR, 2520, 3031,blc2,rl15,h335,h322, and I have a gunshop down the road if there is a powder that I need to try.
Am also thining of trying to the 45 grain tsx bullet. Theoretically how do the velocities for the two compare.
