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.30 long range hunting bullet question
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<blockquote data-quote="jwp475" data-source="post: 150205" data-attributes="member: 3776"><p>[ QUOTE ]</p><p>i shot a 200-225 pound sow and 560 yards with the 180gr sierra bthp match bullets, about 2/3rds of the way up on her shoulder. hit her solid and knocked her down, i videod the shot and it looked for sure she was down. i case my gun, get in the truck to drive across the pasture to pick her up, as soon as i get the door shut- shes up and staggering into the creek. i couldnt believe it. i figured it would have to have been the bullet not performing. am i wrong? </p><p></p><p>[/ QUOTE ]</p><p></p><p></p><p> Your original question asked about taking a pig at 1000 yards and I responded that the SMK would work fine at LONG RANGE.You then posted of shoot a pig at 560 yards (medium range) with a shoulder shot. SMK' are not tough deep penetrter for shoulder shoulder shots. A lung shot would have worked better IMHO opion with this bullet </p><p> I agree with the advice given by others above. Many long range shooters have and still use the SMK's successfuly at long range,most but not all use heavy for caliber bullets and at long range velocity is down and bullet intgrity is up.......... /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jwp475, post: 150205, member: 3776"] [ QUOTE ] i shot a 200-225 pound sow and 560 yards with the 180gr sierra bthp match bullets, about 2/3rds of the way up on her shoulder. hit her solid and knocked her down, i videod the shot and it looked for sure she was down. i case my gun, get in the truck to drive across the pasture to pick her up, as soon as i get the door shut- shes up and staggering into the creek. i couldnt believe it. i figured it would have to have been the bullet not performing. am i wrong? [/ QUOTE ] Your original question asked about taking a pig at 1000 yards and I responded that the SMK would work fine at LONG RANGE.You then posted of shoot a pig at 560 yards (medium range) with a shoulder shot. SMK' are not tough deep penetrter for shoulder shoulder shots. A lung shot would have worked better IMHO opion with this bullet I agree with the advice given by others above. Many long range shooters have and still use the SMK's successfuly at long range,most but not all use heavy for caliber bullets and at long range velocity is down and bullet intgrity is up.......... [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] [/QUOTE]
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