RichCoyle
Well-Known Member
fordy asked posters for info of their kills with which bullet. I spent the whole afternoon compiling the following info. Maybe one of you smart folks could move this to his thread, please.
.454 Casull, Freedom Arms 260 grain bullet @ 1900 fps, blacktail buck, 7-8 yards, center chest, drop at the shot
.454 Casull, Hornady 300 XTP (old style) 1,600 fps, blacktail doe, 50-60 yards, broadside behind shoulder, dropped at the shot, shot it in the head because it just wouldn't expire
.223 Rem, Nosler Solid Base 60 @ 3,100 fps, blacktail buck, 40-50 yards, entered behind left shoulder, exited in front of right shoulder, no noticeable reaction, entered broadside behind shoulder (same hole!) exited behind other shoulder, dropped at the shot
.223 Rem, Nosler Solid Base 60 @ 3,100 fps, blacktail doe, 220 yards, entered front upper chest, exited bottom of chest at diaphragm, dropped at the shot
.243 Win, Nosler 100 partition @ 3,100 fps, mule deer, 70-80 yards, broadside behind the shoulder, ran about 75 yards and laid down, shot it again in the chest and it died
.257 SLR (.270 Win necked to .257 leaving a 1/8" neck using Wea radii), G.S.Custom 85 @ 3,919 fps, 30 yards, Corsican sheep, broadside chest, no reaction, 50 yards, another broadside center chest, no reaction, went about 50 yards and laid down with its head up, another in the center front of chest, dropped at the shot
.257 SLR (.270 Win necked to .257 leaving a 1/8" neck using Wea radii), G.S.Custom 85 @ 3,919, blacktail doe, 20-25 yards, facing under the chin, dropped at the shot
.257 SLR (.270 Win necked to .257 leaving a 1/8" neck using Wea radii), G.S.Custom 85 @ 3,919, blacktail buck, 274 yards, aiming at the chest, the deer put its head in the way so I fired, dropped at the shot
.257 Wea, Barnes 80 TSX @ 3,690 fps, very small blacktail buck, about 20 yards, shot in the head, dropped at the shot
.257 Wea, Barnes 80 TSX @ 3,690 fps, blacktail buck, 60 yards, behind the shoulder, dropped at the shot, raised head so I fired into it, dropped at the shot
.257 Wea, (Savage rebarreled), Barnes 100 TSX @ 3,500 fps, small blacktail buck, 101 yards down through the back through the chest, dropped at the shot
.257 Wea, (Savage rebarreled), Barnes 100 TSX @ 3,500 fps, blacktail buck, low into right shoulder, exited top of left shoulder, ran about 35 yards and piled up
7 Rem Mag, Hornady 175 spirepoint @ 3,000 fps, 10 yards, hit left shoulder blade (bullet flattened, did not penetrate!), shot above tail, it tried to drag itself, shot back of neck near head, died (switched to Nosler partitions)
7-.378 2 ¼", Nosler 175 partition @ 3,150 fps, black bear, 20-25 yards, broadside behind the shoulder, took two more steps, sat down for about 15-20 seconds, bawled loudly and died
7-.378 2 ¼", Barnes 130 X, 3,300 fps, blacktail doe, 20-25 yards, head shot, dropped at the shot
7-.378 2 ¼", Nosler 160 partition @ 3,300 fps, elk cow, 400 yards, broadside behind shoulder, no indication of hit, moved behind a bush, after about a full minute it fell over dead, 6" bruise entrance, 3" bruise exit
7-.348 Win, Nosler 175 partition @ 3,100 fps, elk cow, 25-30 yards, broadside high center chest, dropped at the shot, with head up, shot to the head dropped at the shot
.375-8 Rem Mag, Nosler 260 Ballistic Tip @ 3,000 fps, elk cow, 245 yards, broadside high center chest, dropped at shot with its head up, shot in the head, dropped at the shot
7-.300 Wea, Nosler 175 partition @ 3,150 fps, mule deer 100 -110 yards, broadside behind the shoulder, ran about 100 yard and fell
7-.300 Wea, Nosler 175 partition @ 3,150, 10 yards, blacktail, broadside behind shoulder, drop at the shot
7-.300 Wea, Nosler 175 partition @ 3,150, 110 yards, diagonal from right side in front of back leg through left shoulder, drop at the shot
7-.300 Wea, Nosler 175 partition @ 3,150 fps, 10 yards, diagonal from left hip in front of right shoulder, drop at the shot
7-.300 Wea, Nosler 175 partition @3,150 fps, 72 yards, broadside behind shoulder, dropped at the shot
7STW, Nosler 140 partition @ 3,450 fps, 180 yards, caribou, diagonal front left of chest exit right side by diaphragm, took a couple steps and stood there for several seconds, no evidence of a hit (I liked the sight picture so didn't shoot again, you know, call your shot) finally fell over
7RUM, Barnes 120 TSX @ 3,800 fps, blacktail small buck, 50 yards, dropped at the shot
7RUM, Barnes 120 TSX @ 3,800 fps, blacktail small buck, 50 yards, ran about 150 yards and fell over dead
7RUM, Barnes 120 TSX @ 3,800 fps, blacktail small buck about 75 yards, broadside behind the shoulder, took off straight ahead for about 60 yards and piled up
7-.338 RUM, Hammer Hunter 131 @ 3,680 fps, blacktail doe, heart shot, 300 yards, ran 40-550 yards
6.5-.338RUM, Barnes 127 TSX @ 3,250 fps, 400 yards, pronghorn, broadside behind shoulder, dropped at the shot
6.5-.338RUM, Barnes 127 TSX @ 3,250 fps, 10 yards, pig, broadside behind shoulder, spun around and headed back from where it came and fell in about four to five second
6.5-.338RUM, Barnes 127 TSX @ 3,250 fps, 245 yards, blacktail buck, broadside behind shoulder, dropped at shot
6.5-.338RUM, Barnes 127 TSX @ 3,250 fps, very small blacktail buck, 40 yards, broadside behind the shoulder, ran 30-40 yards and piled up
.270 Win, Barnes 110 TSX @ 3,460 fps, 35-40 yards, pig, broadside behind shoulder, dropped at the shot
.270 Win, Barnes 110 TSX @ 3,460 fps, about 25 yards, pig, broadside behind the shoulder, ran about 30 yards and piled up
.270 Win, Barnes 110 TSX @ 3,460 fps, 239 yards, blacktail buck, from the top behind the diaphragm, through the heart, stopped in the skin in front of the sternum, dropped at the shot
6.5-9.3X64 Bernacki /w Wea radii, Hammer Shockhammer 130 @ 3,190, pig, frontal head shot, dropped at the shot (it didn't have cloven hooves!)
6.5-9.3X64 Bernacki /w Wea radii, Hammer Shockhammer 130 @ 3,190, pig, in right side of front chest, exited near left back leg (30" 3 petals exited), dropped at the shot
6.5-9.3X64 Bernacki /w Wea radii, Hammer Shockhammer 130 @ 3,190, blacktail buck, 120 yards, facing away looking back toward me, shot in the neck, dropped at the shot
.257 SLR (.270 Win necked to .257 leaving a 1/8" neck using Wea radii), G.S.Custom 85 @ 3,919 fps, blacktail buck, sixty yards, entered in front of right back leg, exited through left shoulder, turned and dragged its back legs down the steep hill FAST, shot broadside center chest, no reaction, tangled in some branches of a fallen pine tree, shot behind the ear, dropped at the shot
.257 SLR (.270 Win necked to .257 leaving a 1/8" neck using Wea radii), G.S.Custom 85 @ 3,919 fps, mule deer, 125 yards, frontal chest shot, dropped at the shot, got up and ran past me where I made a center chest shot, it stumbled on only one step and ran down the hill about 400 feet, I went down there looking for it, it jumped up and I shot it in the chest again, it went a few steps and laid down with its head up, I shot it in the head, dropped at the shot
.308 Win, Hammer Hunter 101 @ 3,360 fps, 45-50 yards, blacktail buck Broadside behind shoulder, turned and ran toward me and dropped about half way, most of the ribs on the impact side were broken, didn't enter the chest, died there, bullet weighed 60 grains
.308 Win, Hammer Hunter 101 @ 3,360, 74 yards, blacktail doe, entered front of chest, exited at diaphragm, dropped at the shot
6.5-9.3X64 Bernacki /w Wea radii, Hammer Shockhammer 124 @ 3,220 fps, blacktail buck, 45-50 yards, entered left front of chest and exited behind LEFT shoulder, ran 30-40 yards and piled up discovered the bullet was tumbling
6.5-9.3X64 Bernacki /w Wea radii, Hammer Shockhammer 124 @ 3,220 fps, black tail doe, 216 yards, broadside behind the shoulder, dropped at the shot, discovered the bullet was tumbling
6.5-9.3X64 Bernacki /w Wea radii, Hammer Hunter 130 @ 3,190 fps, blacktail buck, 120 yards, entered behind right shoulder, exited front of left shoulder, dropped at the shot
6.5-9.3X64 Bernacki /w Wea radii, Hammer Hunter 130 @ 3,190 fps, blacktail buck, 98 yards, entered back of head, exited nose, dropped at shot
8-9.3X64 Bernacki /w Wea radii, Hammer Hunter 198 @ 3,054 fps, 20-25 yards, blacktail buck, entered left chest near diaphragm, exited right shoulder, dropped at the shot
8-9.3X64 Bernacki /w Wea radii, Hammer Hunter 198 @ 3,054 fps, 71 yards, blacktail buck, entered right side of frontal shot, exited behind diaphragm, dropped at the shot
8-9.3X64 Bernacki /w Wea radii, Hammer Hunter 198 @ 3,054 fps, small blacktail doe, about 20 yards, broadside behind the shoulder, dropped at the shot
8-9.3X64 Bernacki /w Wea radii, Hammer Sledgehammer 181@ 3,120 fps, Blacktail buck, broadside behind the shoulder, 60-70 yards, dropped at the shot
.454 Casull, Freedom Arms 260 grain bullet @ 1900 fps, blacktail buck, 7-8 yards, center chest, drop at the shot
.454 Casull, Hornady 300 XTP (old style) 1,600 fps, blacktail doe, 50-60 yards, broadside behind shoulder, dropped at the shot, shot it in the head because it just wouldn't expire
.223 Rem, Nosler Solid Base 60 @ 3,100 fps, blacktail buck, 40-50 yards, entered behind left shoulder, exited in front of right shoulder, no noticeable reaction, entered broadside behind shoulder (same hole!) exited behind other shoulder, dropped at the shot
.223 Rem, Nosler Solid Base 60 @ 3,100 fps, blacktail doe, 220 yards, entered front upper chest, exited bottom of chest at diaphragm, dropped at the shot
.243 Win, Nosler 100 partition @ 3,100 fps, mule deer, 70-80 yards, broadside behind the shoulder, ran about 75 yards and laid down, shot it again in the chest and it died
.257 SLR (.270 Win necked to .257 leaving a 1/8" neck using Wea radii), G.S.Custom 85 @ 3,919 fps, 30 yards, Corsican sheep, broadside chest, no reaction, 50 yards, another broadside center chest, no reaction, went about 50 yards and laid down with its head up, another in the center front of chest, dropped at the shot
.257 SLR (.270 Win necked to .257 leaving a 1/8" neck using Wea radii), G.S.Custom 85 @ 3,919, blacktail doe, 20-25 yards, facing under the chin, dropped at the shot
.257 SLR (.270 Win necked to .257 leaving a 1/8" neck using Wea radii), G.S.Custom 85 @ 3,919, blacktail buck, 274 yards, aiming at the chest, the deer put its head in the way so I fired, dropped at the shot
.257 Wea, Barnes 80 TSX @ 3,690 fps, very small blacktail buck, about 20 yards, shot in the head, dropped at the shot
.257 Wea, Barnes 80 TSX @ 3,690 fps, blacktail buck, 60 yards, behind the shoulder, dropped at the shot, raised head so I fired into it, dropped at the shot
.257 Wea, (Savage rebarreled), Barnes 100 TSX @ 3,500 fps, small blacktail buck, 101 yards down through the back through the chest, dropped at the shot
.257 Wea, (Savage rebarreled), Barnes 100 TSX @ 3,500 fps, blacktail buck, low into right shoulder, exited top of left shoulder, ran about 35 yards and piled up
7 Rem Mag, Hornady 175 spirepoint @ 3,000 fps, 10 yards, hit left shoulder blade (bullet flattened, did not penetrate!), shot above tail, it tried to drag itself, shot back of neck near head, died (switched to Nosler partitions)
7-.378 2 ¼", Nosler 175 partition @ 3,150 fps, black bear, 20-25 yards, broadside behind the shoulder, took two more steps, sat down for about 15-20 seconds, bawled loudly and died
7-.378 2 ¼", Barnes 130 X, 3,300 fps, blacktail doe, 20-25 yards, head shot, dropped at the shot
7-.378 2 ¼", Nosler 160 partition @ 3,300 fps, elk cow, 400 yards, broadside behind shoulder, no indication of hit, moved behind a bush, after about a full minute it fell over dead, 6" bruise entrance, 3" bruise exit
7-.348 Win, Nosler 175 partition @ 3,100 fps, elk cow, 25-30 yards, broadside high center chest, dropped at the shot, with head up, shot to the head dropped at the shot
.375-8 Rem Mag, Nosler 260 Ballistic Tip @ 3,000 fps, elk cow, 245 yards, broadside high center chest, dropped at shot with its head up, shot in the head, dropped at the shot
7-.300 Wea, Nosler 175 partition @ 3,150 fps, mule deer 100 -110 yards, broadside behind the shoulder, ran about 100 yard and fell
7-.300 Wea, Nosler 175 partition @ 3,150, 10 yards, blacktail, broadside behind shoulder, drop at the shot
7-.300 Wea, Nosler 175 partition @ 3,150, 110 yards, diagonal from right side in front of back leg through left shoulder, drop at the shot
7-.300 Wea, Nosler 175 partition @ 3,150 fps, 10 yards, diagonal from left hip in front of right shoulder, drop at the shot
7-.300 Wea, Nosler 175 partition @3,150 fps, 72 yards, broadside behind shoulder, dropped at the shot
7STW, Nosler 140 partition @ 3,450 fps, 180 yards, caribou, diagonal front left of chest exit right side by diaphragm, took a couple steps and stood there for several seconds, no evidence of a hit (I liked the sight picture so didn't shoot again, you know, call your shot) finally fell over
7RUM, Barnes 120 TSX @ 3,800 fps, blacktail small buck, 50 yards, dropped at the shot
7RUM, Barnes 120 TSX @ 3,800 fps, blacktail small buck, 50 yards, ran about 150 yards and fell over dead
7RUM, Barnes 120 TSX @ 3,800 fps, blacktail small buck about 75 yards, broadside behind the shoulder, took off straight ahead for about 60 yards and piled up
7-.338 RUM, Hammer Hunter 131 @ 3,680 fps, blacktail doe, heart shot, 300 yards, ran 40-550 yards
6.5-.338RUM, Barnes 127 TSX @ 3,250 fps, 400 yards, pronghorn, broadside behind shoulder, dropped at the shot
6.5-.338RUM, Barnes 127 TSX @ 3,250 fps, 10 yards, pig, broadside behind shoulder, spun around and headed back from where it came and fell in about four to five second
6.5-.338RUM, Barnes 127 TSX @ 3,250 fps, 245 yards, blacktail buck, broadside behind shoulder, dropped at shot
6.5-.338RUM, Barnes 127 TSX @ 3,250 fps, very small blacktail buck, 40 yards, broadside behind the shoulder, ran 30-40 yards and piled up
.270 Win, Barnes 110 TSX @ 3,460 fps, 35-40 yards, pig, broadside behind shoulder, dropped at the shot
.270 Win, Barnes 110 TSX @ 3,460 fps, about 25 yards, pig, broadside behind the shoulder, ran about 30 yards and piled up
.270 Win, Barnes 110 TSX @ 3,460 fps, 239 yards, blacktail buck, from the top behind the diaphragm, through the heart, stopped in the skin in front of the sternum, dropped at the shot
6.5-9.3X64 Bernacki /w Wea radii, Hammer Shockhammer 130 @ 3,190, pig, frontal head shot, dropped at the shot (it didn't have cloven hooves!)
6.5-9.3X64 Bernacki /w Wea radii, Hammer Shockhammer 130 @ 3,190, pig, in right side of front chest, exited near left back leg (30" 3 petals exited), dropped at the shot
6.5-9.3X64 Bernacki /w Wea radii, Hammer Shockhammer 130 @ 3,190, blacktail buck, 120 yards, facing away looking back toward me, shot in the neck, dropped at the shot
.257 SLR (.270 Win necked to .257 leaving a 1/8" neck using Wea radii), G.S.Custom 85 @ 3,919 fps, blacktail buck, sixty yards, entered in front of right back leg, exited through left shoulder, turned and dragged its back legs down the steep hill FAST, shot broadside center chest, no reaction, tangled in some branches of a fallen pine tree, shot behind the ear, dropped at the shot
.257 SLR (.270 Win necked to .257 leaving a 1/8" neck using Wea radii), G.S.Custom 85 @ 3,919 fps, mule deer, 125 yards, frontal chest shot, dropped at the shot, got up and ran past me where I made a center chest shot, it stumbled on only one step and ran down the hill about 400 feet, I went down there looking for it, it jumped up and I shot it in the chest again, it went a few steps and laid down with its head up, I shot it in the head, dropped at the shot
.308 Win, Hammer Hunter 101 @ 3,360 fps, 45-50 yards, blacktail buck Broadside behind shoulder, turned and ran toward me and dropped about half way, most of the ribs on the impact side were broken, didn't enter the chest, died there, bullet weighed 60 grains
.308 Win, Hammer Hunter 101 @ 3,360, 74 yards, blacktail doe, entered front of chest, exited at diaphragm, dropped at the shot
6.5-9.3X64 Bernacki /w Wea radii, Hammer Shockhammer 124 @ 3,220 fps, blacktail buck, 45-50 yards, entered left front of chest and exited behind LEFT shoulder, ran 30-40 yards and piled up discovered the bullet was tumbling
6.5-9.3X64 Bernacki /w Wea radii, Hammer Shockhammer 124 @ 3,220 fps, black tail doe, 216 yards, broadside behind the shoulder, dropped at the shot, discovered the bullet was tumbling
6.5-9.3X64 Bernacki /w Wea radii, Hammer Hunter 130 @ 3,190 fps, blacktail buck, 120 yards, entered behind right shoulder, exited front of left shoulder, dropped at the shot
6.5-9.3X64 Bernacki /w Wea radii, Hammer Hunter 130 @ 3,190 fps, blacktail buck, 98 yards, entered back of head, exited nose, dropped at shot
8-9.3X64 Bernacki /w Wea radii, Hammer Hunter 198 @ 3,054 fps, 20-25 yards, blacktail buck, entered left chest near diaphragm, exited right shoulder, dropped at the shot
8-9.3X64 Bernacki /w Wea radii, Hammer Hunter 198 @ 3,054 fps, 71 yards, blacktail buck, entered right side of frontal shot, exited behind diaphragm, dropped at the shot
8-9.3X64 Bernacki /w Wea radii, Hammer Hunter 198 @ 3,054 fps, small blacktail doe, about 20 yards, broadside behind the shoulder, dropped at the shot
8-9.3X64 Bernacki /w Wea radii, Hammer Sledgehammer 181@ 3,120 fps, Blacktail buck, broadside behind the shoulder, 60-70 yards, dropped at the shot
