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<blockquote data-quote="Buckys" data-source="post: 2476738" data-attributes="member: 107750"><p>Yes, shot placement was good with full penetration through both lungs and roughly 1" exit wound through broken ribs. She stopped less than 50 yds from where she was standing. Understand the point of the shoulder shot option, the POA was intentional to preserve meat. At the end of the day, I achieved all three primary goals - harvest an animal, preserve as much meat as possible and do that as humanely as possible.</p><p></p><p>I was carrying more fragmentitive ammo in case of a much longer shot opportunity but I loaded the partitions at the top of the magazine for something inside ~400yds. And considered that option for the closer shot as well - as you mention the trade-off is more internal damage (good insurance if I'm off the mark) at the expense of a lesser or no exit wound.</p><p></p><p>Obviously I'm happy with the outcome but hunting is hunting and things happen where the shot placement is not always ideal and its easy to extrapolate what that tracking job might have looked like given the limited blood trail found on this hunt. So I'm reflecting on what I might change for my next opportunity. As far as bullet choices go, I chose the 160 partition and the 162 sst as they both shot very well for me - but this rifle is very content (generally 0.75 MOA or better) with almost every 160-168 bullet option I have tried. </p><p></p><p>I know that I could get a little bit of the best of both worlds trying the 160 Accubond or even 160 Federal Fusion next time (although the AB is a bit more nimble for reaching out longer). I'm also going to work with the 168 Berger Classic Hunter and will likely try the 143 Hammer Hunter as well. I'd love to hear from the Berger and Hammer fans on their experiences around my particular dilemma.</p><p></p><p>My understanding of the physics of the terminal ballistics at play, though, tells me that there is not a lot that I can do to prevent a decent exit wound from bleeding out inside the hide. Reducing MV and/or slightly more fragmentation are the only practical ideas I've had so far.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Buckys, post: 2476738, member: 107750"] Yes, shot placement was good with full penetration through both lungs and roughly 1" exit wound through broken ribs. She stopped less than 50 yds from where she was standing. Understand the point of the shoulder shot option, the POA was intentional to preserve meat. At the end of the day, I achieved all three primary goals - harvest an animal, preserve as much meat as possible and do that as humanely as possible. I was carrying more fragmentitive ammo in case of a much longer shot opportunity but I loaded the partitions at the top of the magazine for something inside ~400yds. And considered that option for the closer shot as well - as you mention the trade-off is more internal damage (good insurance if I'm off the mark) at the expense of a lesser or no exit wound. Obviously I'm happy with the outcome but hunting is hunting and things happen where the shot placement is not always ideal and its easy to extrapolate what that tracking job might have looked like given the limited blood trail found on this hunt. So I'm reflecting on what I might change for my next opportunity. As far as bullet choices go, I chose the 160 partition and the 162 sst as they both shot very well for me - but this rifle is very content (generally 0.75 MOA or better) with almost every 160-168 bullet option I have tried. I know that I could get a little bit of the best of both worlds trying the 160 Accubond or even 160 Federal Fusion next time (although the AB is a bit more nimble for reaching out longer). I'm also going to work with the 168 Berger Classic Hunter and will likely try the 143 Hammer Hunter as well. I'd love to hear from the Berger and Hammer fans on their experiences around my particular dilemma. My understanding of the physics of the terminal ballistics at play, though, tells me that there is not a lot that I can do to prevent a decent exit wound from bleeding out inside the hide. Reducing MV and/or slightly more fragmentation are the only practical ideas I've had so far. [/QUOTE]
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