SoDak338Lap
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Looks great! Thanks for sharing!
Badlands Precision Bullets thread - From BC to terminal ballistics
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willfrye027
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Good stuff!
The pig i shot with the .257 110gr had similar performance after hitting some bone.
I shot a deer through the ribs and it was not as "explosive". Didn't get any good pics unfortunately. I am aiming for the shoulder with these bullets, personally. Same as other monos.
codyadams
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I am pretty happy with this, on a doe pronghorn there is only about 10" max width, with only 4"-5" of that being inside the vitals, so to have expansion with so little resistance is a good sign I my mind. I think the larger .338 bullets may expand easier, as they have a larger frontal area? Just a guess?
I just tried to order 6 boxes of Bulldozers to try them out in different calibers but was quoted shipping fees of $60 for Priority Mail and $51.54 for ground shipping. I know that USPS has raised their prices but this is pretty crazy. Has anyone else run into this?
Interestingly, if I have two boxes in my cart, the Priority Mail fee is $20; if I have three boxes in the cart, the shipping fee is $30. So it looks like they're charging $10/box to ship. I sent them an email about this.
Interestingly, if I have two boxes in my cart, the Priority Mail fee is $20; if I have three boxes in the cart, the shipping fee is $30. So it looks like they're charging $10/box to ship. I sent them an email about this.
They will refund whatever isn't spent on shipping.
If the .338 275 grain SBDII can drop a moose with a through and through and 950 yards, I'm pretty much sold on the effectiveness of the bullets. The exit wound wasn't huge at 950, but the internal damage was pretty darn significant. I should have taken more pictures of the internal damage.
The bullet hit bone on the way out and still exited.
jasent
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Just took my buck with the 205gr sbd2's. No carcass pics as recovery was last light. Very happy with the results. 650 yards with 300wm. Full pass through and nickel size exit. Zero meat loss as it was a double lung. Hopefully I'll find a good bear before nov 15th
C.O. Shooter
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Nice!
SuperBruce
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Has anybody tried out the 150gr bulldozer-2's on game? Ideally from a 308 Win? Any experience with load development? I see some gel tests from @Trigger24 a few pages back which look promising.
codyadams
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Got another critter down with the .277 140 SBDII.
Good sized mulie shot close, around 160 yards, muzzle velocity of 3030 fps from the 19" 8 twist .270 Sherman.
Broadside shot, a couple inches behind the shoulder, hit a rib on entrance. Both lungs were just jelly, main exit was half dollar sized with a few other secondary wound channels from bullet petals, a couple exited, a couple were under the hide. Bullet did what it should have! Even at the high impact velocity, very little meat loss.
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Good sized mulie shot close, around 160 yards, muzzle velocity of 3030 fps from the 19" 8 twist .270 Sherman.
Broadside shot, a couple inches behind the shoulder, hit a rib on entrance. Both lungs were just jelly, main exit was half dollar sized with a few other secondary wound channels from bullet petals, a couple exited, a couple were under the hide. Bullet did what it should have! Even at the high impact velocity, very little meat loss.
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codyadams
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Also forgot to mention. This most recent deer trotted about 20 yards after it was shot, then tipped over dead.
