Exit Wound?

[big rifle man]

Bullet, your'e on the money with the Sierra 165 grain HPBT. I've used that bullet many times over the years and it works well both at Magnum speeds and 06 speeds. Very accurate also as the Jacket has the same outside dimensions as their match 30 cal bullet.

 

[Guy Miner]

"All I can tell you is I killed 3 in less than 2 minutes and found them laying in a pile."

Now that's pretty cool.

 

[Razorbacker]

"All I can tell you is I killed 3 in less than 2 minutes and found them laying in a pile."

Now that's pretty cool.

Well Guy what happened was he loaned me his .338. This was years ago and up to that time i had never shot a magnum rifle. So I'm sitting on this rock on top of a mountain looking down into this brush choked valley. I see those 3 deer trotting through the brush took a death grip on the magnum and took a shot at the lead deer. At the shot all I could see was white tails going ever which a way.
But now I'm much more comfortable with the rifle and took a fine bead on the second one. At the shot all I saw was one running off. So I thought I'd have a smoke, then hike down there and see what was what. Before i could light one I see a deer coming back. This time it stops, so i saw it fall in the scope.
I get down there and the 3rd one is lying very close to another one. I look around and see another one a few yards away. It was a real chore getting those things up to the truck.

 

[Oldtrader3]

With Partitions on deer, I have never not had an exit wound but almost all (nearly 100 or so) deer were shot more or less broadside with 130 grain Partitions in a .270 Win or 165 gr Partitions in a .300 H&H. On elk, 180 grain .30-06 bullets did not exit. Whereas 190 gr .300 H&H Partitions did exit, as did 225 gr, .338 WM, Partition bullets on elk.

 

[Guest]

I'm a firm believer in exit holes, always got them don't recall ever not getting them. Rifles used were 30-06 with 150, 165 & 180 Hornady, Barnes and Nosler Bullets. 35 Whelen 200 Rem Core Loks and Nosler 225 AB. 300 RUM 180 Barnes and Nosler AB.

35Whelen,
I know you are a Guide and I respect that but I side with Bullets latter reply. Your experience with former clients boils down to this, they didn't know their Rifle or their load therefore could not make the shot placement. I know I wouldn't want to stand in front of a 220 grain bullet of any manufacturer today, would you? I wouldn't call it over gunned, just failure to know the above mentioned.

Having hunted in Colorado with a friend who formerly Guided Hunters his experiences are similar to yours with the same results, some clients couldn't spot the Bull Elk standing in the herd right in front of them less than 200 yards away!

Don