A buddy and I used 95gr Nosler BT...he had shot a 150lb WT at 300ish yards...6mm Remington, two times...in the crease at the of the back of the shoulder...impacts were 2" apart. Buck didn' even act like it was hit...started walking off then feel over. Recover both bullets against the hide on the exit side. Perfect mushrooms...
I let my mom use my 6mm AI 95gr NBT to shoot a buck one season. The shot was only about 75yds. She hit the buck in the meaty part of the shoulder, but hit no bones. The exit was just behind the shoulder. I am a better than average tracker...I tracked the deer by hoof prints for well over 200 yards and only found a tiny amount of blood...that confirmed I was on the right set of tracks. Found the deer the next day...well found most of it.
243 same bullet...well most were my daughter shooting doe and spikes. Most were bang flops around 75yds. With nice wound channels. Never tested it at longer ranges, but MV was a little behind the other 6mil's. So I doubt it would have faired better.
I tend to load near max most of the time, so I'm pretty sure I was pushing the had enough.
I let my mom use my 6mm AI 95gr NBT to shoot a buck one season. The shot was only about 75yds. She hit the buck in the meaty part of the shoulder, but hit no bones. The exit was just behind the shoulder. I am a better than average tracker...I tracked the deer by hoof prints for well over 200 yards and only found a tiny amount of blood...that confirmed I was on the right set of tracks. Found the deer the next day...well found most of it.
243 same bullet...well most were my daughter shooting doe and spikes. Most were bang flops around 75yds. With nice wound channels. Never tested it at longer ranges, but MV was a little behind the other 6mil's. So I doubt it would have faired better.
I tend to load near max most of the time, so I'm pretty sure I was pushing the had enough.
