.223 for bear, mountain goat, deer, elk, and moose.

[Juan_ID]

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What was your shot distance?

500 yards

 

[sierracharlie338]

500 yards

Hammered him

 

[Pescetism]

62 gr Hornady BTHP ~ 60 yards ~ 2,600 impact velocity. Doe ran about 70 yards leaving a blind mans blood trail. Dime sized entrance and half dollar exit. Family members have several other WT kills with this load but I haven't been around for pictures/autopsies. Shots have been between 125-175 yards with shot placement similar to the pictures - minimal/no blood trail - run 20 - 90 yards - jacket and core usually separate with the jacket caught in the ribs or rib muscle and the core between the ribs and hide.

 

[Big_wals]

Does anyone have pictures of how this round performs on game?
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Here’s a hogs lungs

Exit wound on another hog.

That’s all the pics I have, but I’ve shot probably close to 80 pigs with that round this year. Very rarely get an exit. I would prefer something with slightly more penetration, but it works good for the price. Was hoping to have a buddys kid shoot a deer with them, but it didn’t work out.

 

[FB Trout]

.223 80 ELDX 260 yards, impact velocity ~2375. 2 hits, first one quartered slightly towards and hit on left front shoulder and bullet found on off hide, hit back of lungs and exploded diaphragm. Blood in chest and stomach contents coming out of chest wound. I waited for the cow to slow once the herd spread out and it was in back, hit again, steep quartering away shot, broke right humerus, but bullet slipped between chest wall and front shoulder, more quartered away than I would have guessed. At that shot, it went down, head up still so I clocked it in the head.

 

[mtnbound]

22 GT 80 eldm impact velocity ~2175. I wish I’d have snagged some pics of the insides but having never been around a dead wild dog before them suckers stink. I’ll be better prepared next time I kill one. Entrance was pencil-ish diameter exit was about 3” wide and 1” tall. Didn’t take a step.
This is the exit side.
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Outstanding, good job.