01-10-2025, 05:43 PM
(This post was last modified: 01-10-2025, 05:57 PM by Bassfish1952.)
What I am running into is on close shots small hole in, no exit hole , no blood loss and I have lost a couple of deer. This has happened several times now.
On the deer I have recovered all shots are where I put them and on the deer lost I have nothing to show me I missed.
Was in Alabama this last weekend shot a deer at 90yds , deer was broadside standing still it was with a group of 4 after shot 3 turned and went back into the woods/swamp about 30yds away 1 deer ran to the end of the field 220yds from stand and stopped turned broadside to me and I hit it and dropped dead on the spot small hole in and big hole out.
I bought reloading equipment a while back but started a large remodel project and packed it up , so almost end of deer season here and just finished the remodel so setting the reload bench back up and looking at different bullets and shorter shots
I have had nothing over about 250 so I can look at bullets that work at closer ranges.
I was planning on the 90CX but just looking around and thinking . I know I get into trouble thinking.
When I had this barrel made I was thinking , faster the bullet better the kill but now am wondering about the need for 24" barrel and thinking that ELDX may work better at slower speeds
On the deer I have recovered all shots are where I put them and on the deer lost I have nothing to show me I missed.
Was in Alabama this last weekend shot a deer at 90yds , deer was broadside standing still it was with a group of 4 after shot 3 turned and went back into the woods/swamp about 30yds away 1 deer ran to the end of the field 220yds from stand and stopped turned broadside to me and I hit it and dropped dead on the spot small hole in and big hole out.
I bought reloading equipment a while back but started a large remodel project and packed it up , so almost end of deer season here and just finished the remodel so setting the reload bench back up and looking at different bullets and shorter shots
I have had nothing over about 250 so I can look at bullets that work at closer ranges.
I was planning on the 90CX but just looking around and thinking . I know I get into trouble thinking.
When I had this barrel made I was thinking , faster the bullet better the kill but now am wondering about the need for 24" barrel and thinking that ELDX may work better at slower speeds