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what is the best deer bullet in 30 cal --expansion vs. penetration
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<blockquote data-quote="baldhunter" data-source="post: 2945280" data-attributes="member: 11853"><p>My favorite 30 cal bullet for deer is the 168gr Nosler Ballistic Tip.Not only do my rifles shoot this bullet extremely well,their performance on deer has been excellent.Shot placement is the most important key to success,but bullet choice is too.Some bullets are too hard and will pass through leaving very little sign on the ground if the deer runs off after being hit.Some on the other hand may be too soft and destroy way too much meat.I've killed a dozen deer with the 168gr NBT out of my 30-06.Every one was DRT.Every bullet exited.Every bullet passed through the heart/lung chest cavity of the deer,leaving a very noticeable trail of blood and lung tissue some 10-20yds beyond the offside of the deer.Exit holes on the deer around 1.5". Amount of bloodshot tissue around entrance and exit I'd consider minimal.They hit very hard too.The last one I killed with this bullet was quartering away.I hit him mid chest tight against the shoulder and the bullet exited in front of the offside shoulder.When I loaded up the deer I noticed the offside shoulder leg was broke.When I quartered him out,I found the bullet did not hit the offside shoulder,but the impact was so hard that it broke the leg bone below the scapula.So I guess that shows you,even though the bullet exited,a large amount of the energy was delivered right where it needed to be,inside the chest cavity.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="baldhunter, post: 2945280, member: 11853"] My favorite 30 cal bullet for deer is the 168gr Nosler Ballistic Tip.Not only do my rifles shoot this bullet extremely well,their performance on deer has been excellent.Shot placement is the most important key to success,but bullet choice is too.Some bullets are too hard and will pass through leaving very little sign on the ground if the deer runs off after being hit.Some on the other hand may be too soft and destroy way too much meat.I've killed a dozen deer with the 168gr NBT out of my 30-06.Every one was DRT.Every bullet exited.Every bullet passed through the heart/lung chest cavity of the deer,leaving a very noticeable trail of blood and lung tissue some 10-20yds beyond the offside of the deer.Exit holes on the deer around 1.5". Amount of bloodshot tissue around entrance and exit I'd consider minimal.They hit very hard too.The last one I killed with this bullet was quartering away.I hit him mid chest tight against the shoulder and the bullet exited in front of the offside shoulder.When I loaded up the deer I noticed the offside shoulder leg was broke.When I quartered him out,I found the bullet did not hit the offside shoulder,but the impact was so hard that it broke the leg bone below the scapula.So I guess that shows you,even though the bullet exited,a large amount of the energy was delivered right where it needed to be,inside the chest cavity. [/QUOTE]
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