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Non-recovered Elk - my fault or bullet failure or both?
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<blockquote data-quote="Shane Lindsey" data-source="post: 2950392" data-attributes="member: 25831"><p>Sorry for this...heartbreaking.</p><p></p><p>Cosign of 17 deg is .95....95 X 375 yds = 356 actual straight line range. That's about a four inch difference in drop based on my 7mm offerings data close to your velocities (at that range they are similar). Four inches too high, maybe hit no mans land above the lungs. Curious what your calculator gave you for a solution?</p><p></p><p>I would be hesitant to call it bullet failure, if it hits vitals, Berger is going to do it's job. I think a fragmenting Berger would be the exact bullet for a shot like that. A mono/bonded would punch even easier without hitting vitals.</p><p></p><p>My first deer ever was not recovered. Saw it jump in the scope, no dice... hurts to the core...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Shane Lindsey, post: 2950392, member: 25831"] Sorry for this...heartbreaking. Cosign of 17 deg is .95....95 X 375 yds = 356 actual straight line range. That's about a four inch difference in drop based on my 7mm offerings data close to your velocities (at that range they are similar). Four inches too high, maybe hit no mans land above the lungs. Curious what your calculator gave you for a solution? I would be hesitant to call it bullet failure, if it hits vitals, Berger is going to do it's job. I think a fragmenting Berger would be the exact bullet for a shot like that. A mono/bonded would punch even easier without hitting vitals. My first deer ever was not recovered. Saw it jump in the scope, no dice... hurts to the core... [/QUOTE]
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