Took a little 7pt with my .243 this year. 90gr ELD-X, MV around 3050 fps. Shot was 170 yds, quartering towards me. Wound channel through the heart, opposite lung was jelly, forward lung was untouched. He did a big jump, and ran ~30 yds. Bullet didn’t exit, found when skinning on the offside hide.
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Heart:
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Entry:
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Offside (didn’t exit):
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This is only my first time processing my own deer and analyzing the bullets performance. There was bloodshot meat all the way up through the neck - the only thing I can think is that a bullet fragment traveled this far up?
Overall, I’m happy with the killing performance, but a little disappointed with the amount of bloodshot meat, especially on a smaller deer. But this is my first time - is this amount of bloodshot meat normal?
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