7mm 140 gr BT recovered for WT Deer

[JD338]

Here is a 7mm 140 gr BT from a 280 Rem at 2950 fps that was recovered under the hide of a WT deer. Range was 150 yds.

JD338

 

[DrMike]

Obviously, the bullet worked. I do like to witness more retained weight, however. For that reason, I favour the AccuBond or the Partition.

 

[SJB358]

Looks like it put the hammer on the deer Jim! Great picture. Scotty

 

[Jimbeaux82]

I've got quite a few 7mm 150 gr BT's , driven at 3100 fps, recovered from deer that look exactly like that.

 

[cloverleaf]

I'll just throw this out there again. That bullet looks to have performed perfectly IMHO. I know that the current school of thought is retained weight and an exit wound. However, I tend to like the theroy that says each one of those smaller pieces has the potential to do some more damage as a seperate little missile. This is assuming that the largest portion of the bullet makes it to the boiler room. So this is not intended to be a discussion of bullets "blowing up". Thats a differnt theroy.... and problem IMHO. Nothing wrong with an exit wound, but nothing wrong with this either. CL

 

[JD338]

Agree.
The deer dropped in its tracks at the shot and I recovered the bullet under the hide of one very dead deer.
I'd say the bullet worked perfectly.

JD338

 

[Guy Miner]

JD 338, that's about what was left of the two 115 gr Berger VLD's I recovered from mule deer after shooting them with my .25-06 Rem.

If the bullets get inside before fragmenting, they are usually very destructive!

Guy