Bullets Pencilling Through

[Creedmoor shooter]

The most DRT kills I've experienced were when I had a 7STW, launching 162gr A-Max bullets, and planting them on the shoulder.
Deer went 18" reliably - straight down.

162 amax and eld-m both were nasty when I was shooting them from my 7mmRM. I switched to the 180 eld-m and man does that bullet flattened out deer.

 

[Laguna Freak]

Thanks for everyone's input. The reason that I'm looking for a clear blood trail is that where I hunt, there's a ton of thick low brush with lots of thorns. Deer can disappear quickly once they head down a game trail, even if you know where they entered the brush. No blood trail makes it difficult to find the deer.
The bullets are definitely doing their job, I just need a trail.

Sounds like you need to have a dog in that country. But I'm 100% with you on the blood trail if they get very far out of sight.

 

[cajun]

QUOTE="Victor3Ranger1, post: 3209407, member: 129869"]
A little more than that
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I can't imagine. The 140 at 3200 with 40 yd shot you could put your fist through the entry wound. It did exit. Or at least pieces of it did. Deer went about 10 feet.

 

[WA Coyote]

I saw a Blacktail buck shot at 40 yards with a 7mm 120 NBT at 3580 fps, it hit the ground with its off-side leg wrapped in its antlers. There were chunks of lung, meat, hide, and bone sprayed for about 50' in the snow behind it.

 

[Wilderness Blacktail]

Funny you mentioned the Nosler BT. I'm in the middle of working up a load right now.

Ya might try a light TTSX or Hammer, Cutting Edge Maximus etc. Im talkin around 100gr or less and run em fast, 3200+.

Id expect blood trails on anythjng that runs off and lots of em to just drop.