What yall shootn deer with?

[sgms18]

Originally Posted by Hoser

Nope. Supersonic for Deer and Antelope. Subs on plains Deer would be a treat as getting within 150 yards is a huge challenge.

Hell its the exact opposite around here, unless you hunt feilds or power lines you won't get a shot more than 30-40yd. I shot one 2yr ago at about 15ft. Hell there could be a whole herd of deer 100yds away and you would never know it.

[gds]

I have only killed 5 deer. my first 3 were with .308 winchester. My last 2 with subsonic .300 blackout, loaded with 178gr amax at 935 fps. Then the one my daughter took with the .300 blackout. I cannot legally hunt with a suppressor in NC, but the main reason I use the subsonic is none of the shots i have taken a have been more than 50 yds. Another reason is just because I want to prove that it can be done, that it is more about shot placement than anything else. Even without the suppressor it is not that loud. Unless I am hunting a place where I can get a shot more than 200yds I will be shooting subsonic using either my buddies low velocity expanders. or a 200gr or heavier lead or jacketed bullet.

Since I have currently 2 .300 blackout uppers someone will get to use one shooting super sonic, either the same one my daughter did or a 155gr cast bullet going 2000fps. By next year I hope to have a 9 to 10 1/2 inch .300 blkout barrel for my sbr.

Had a buddy last year kill 3 on the last day of the season in less than 15 minutes with a .30-06

[Idge]

Originally Posted by rumlover

240's always worked well in my 308. I think I shot 4 or 5 and the standard exit wound looked like a knife wound (sometimes shaped like the bullet outline undeformed). 220 hornady RN would exit with a ragged hole about twice the diameter of the bullet--shot 6 or so with that round. I've only tagged one with the 300W using 220 SMKs, it passed through the chest cavity like the 240's.

I'd like to try the Outlaw bullets, but I haven't brought myself to pay that much for pills. They're as expensive as my 50cal pills and I haven't gotten over the sticker shock yet.

How did you guys modify the SMK's above? Drill, sander, file? Was it a pain in the ass to get the weights consistent?

It is easy. A few minutes. Dremmel with the little carbide cutting wheel. Cut the tip off. (like butter) Then use a small drill bit, then a little bigger drill bit if you want it a little bigger HP. Hand file and polish. The only setback is they don't feed consistent enough in my AR. So I hand feed it and the clip is stacked with stock OTM's. The first shot is all you need. If not. Stick him with a pointy one, on a follow up.

[fasttwist]

For as much money that you would have in time and material, you could have the real thing.

[i8asquirrel]

I popped a nice forked horn with 90 gr Hornady XTP over 9.8 gr of trailboss.
The load is supper quite from my Bolt gun. (sounds like a BB gun through my can) 30yd DRT kill..............bullet preformed great!

[snipecatcher]

Originally Posted by i8asquirrel

I popped a nice forked horn with 90 gr Hornady XTP over 9.8 gr of trailboss.
The load is supper quite from my Bolt gun. (sounds like a BB gun through my can) 30yd DRT kill..............bullet preformed great!

Wow, I wouldn't have even attempted to shoot a deer with a 90 XTP. Glad to know it worked. Did it explode halfway through the chest or did you make a headshot? What kind of velocity are you getting with that load?

[rumlover]

90 grain TSX with trailboss...I bet that's beyond movie quiet. You've got to share some info on performance, especialy if it was a shot to the chest cavity. Congrats

[Alleycat]

Originally Posted by i8asquirrel

I popped a nice forked horn with 90 gr Hornady XTP over 9.8 gr of trailboss.
The load is supper quite from my Bolt gun. (sounds like a BB gun through my can) 30yd DRT kill..............bullet preformed great!

http://www.midwayusa.com/product/352...ding-box-of-25

To put it into perspective, this is what you killed a deer with. Damn! Everything I read says my 25-20 is not a hunting cartridge, but is shoots a 75 gr bullet at a little over 2000 fps. It puts quarter size holes in coyotes @ 100 yds. I may have to get it out. I say good job. Shot placement would have to be critical and you must have that down.

[Alleycat]

Originally Posted by i8asquirrel

I popped a nice forked horn with 90 gr Hornady XTP over 9.8 gr of trailboss.
The load is super quiet from my Bolt gun. (sounds like a BB gun through my can) 30yd DRT kill..............bullet preformed great!

Did you recover the bullet?
Where did you shoot the deer?
Where are the pics?

[i8asquirrel]

shot the deer from about 35 yds he had his head down feeding. I caught him just to the right of the spine through the chest he was front on to me..I could not recove the bullet but the lungs where destoyed... I decided to try the XTP bullt becuase Hornady is loading it in deffensive ammo extreme termenal preformance is thier claim. I could not get picture...didn't have phone with me...but I can tell ya I will be working with this load more. I dont have a chrono graph but at 3000' elevation and about30 degrees there is no sonic crack! Hope the info is usefull...