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Subsonic 240gr field results
Took my 300-221 out for it's first hunting trip yesterday and came back feeling like the grim reaper. 8 feral goats later and the rest of the mob only the wiser because of a wind direction change.
I learn't quite a few things. After a string of misses found that a gorilla grip & follow through important if you want to hit your target. I guess because the bullet is subsonic barrel time is considerable.
Once I sorted that I discovered that shoulder shots are a waste of time. Kinda like a flying drill bit. A goat hit through the lungs at 100 yards just kept on walking and required a second shot to the neck to put it down.
From then on only elected to take head or neck shots with ranges from 25 yards to my longest of 150 yards. Each shot was a one shot kill to these areas. Hardly an entrance wound but with a very bloody exit. Judging by the exit wound (knife like) size the bullets must have tumbled when meeting solid thick bone. I kick myself for not having taken a camera to document it for you.
My thoughts.....wow this is one amazing piece of kit. By hiding in a patch of thistles none of the game new any wiser with the report almost non existant because of the silencer. I'm going to put on a bipod to make accurate shooting at the longer ranges easier. I think a super steady, gorilla grip & range finder are the only humane way to hunt if your planning on using subsonic ammo. I would love to hear from any one with their hunting experiences.
Next time out goes the camera.
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