6mm /.243 hunting success on Big Game

[Bluumoon]

Dang you.

Any noticeable difference on the game animals? Shorter time to drop? Wound channels?

Not the numbers of other guys. This year I personally witnessed or shot.

1 Mule deer 22CM 77TMK - devastating at 150 ish yards, cantaloupe size wound channel, bullet base found off side hide.

2 Caribou 22CM 80 ELDM 500-550 yards, each received a couple rounds, neither travelled more than 10 yards, baseball size wound channels

1 cow elk 22CM 80 ELDM - not my best shooting 500 yards , heart shot immediately dropped her. Base ball through chest cavity

1 cow elk 300ish yards 6CM 108eldm. I didn’t spend much time w this one, hard to find entrance wound, liquified chest cavity except heart (I’m thinking pulmonary veins/arteries and onside lung) , maybe 30 yards travelled.

1 small bull elk 6CM 109 ELDM 225 yards 4 impacts (fast), it made a mess, I have no concerns.

1 caribou, 1 cow elk, 1 bull elk sitting shooting off vertical standing pack (not ideal) , to me no appreciable difference in maintaining sight picture between 6CM and 22CM.

I agree w @MX, no concerns w either. That being said if it was one or the other I’d absolutely go 6CM. More factory ammo choices, seems less picky on bullet choice, almost interchangeable ballistics, and double the barrel life.

 

[Gribley]

Cow elk. 243 win. 108 Eldm. 274 yards. Impact velocity around 2475 fps. She appeared broadside when I pulled the trigger. I hit further back than I intended but it worked out because she was quartering away when it hit her. The Bullet entered the stomach. You could see green poop grass coming out of the bullet hole in the stomach. Parts of the bullet made into one lung. Definitely not lung soup like a lot of the other pictures in this thread. She traveled six yards and then dropped 5-10 seconds after the shot. She did have a little blood coming out her mouth so clearly some lung trauma. Still, I’m a little perplexed as to why she dropped so fast with such a poor shot. Thoughts? Also, those grayish/maroon spots on the lungs I’m assuming is just hemorrhage right? Not indicative of a disease process? Thanks.

 

[KyleR1985]

Cow elk. 243 win. 108 Eldm. 274 yards. Impact velocity around 2475 fps. She appeared broadside when I pulled the trigger. I hit further back than I intended but it worked out because she was quartering away when it hit her. The Bullet entered the stomach. You could see green poop grass coming out of the bullet hole in the stomach. Parts of the bullet made into one lung. Definitely not lung soup like a lot of the other pictures in this thread. She traveled six yards and then dropped 5-10 seconds after the shot. She did have a little blood coming out her mouth so clearly some lung trauma. Still, I’m a little perplexed as to why she dropped so fast with such a poor shot. Thoughts? Also, those grayish/maroon spots on the lungs I’m assuming is just hemorrhage right? Not indicative of a disease process? Thanks.View attachment 981248View attachment 981249

If the spot circled in blue is the impact, you likely severed dorsal aorta. Rides under spine. That’ll drop blood pressure quick fast and in a hurry…

 

[Gribley]

Makes more sense. Thanks. Sounds like I got lucky.

 

[The Guide]

Also, those grayish/maroon spots on the lungs I’m assuming is just hemorrhage right? Not indicative of a disease process?

Those are spots of pooling blood that generally come from inhaled blood that was in the airway. Your shot damaged the respiratory system in some manner. The photo as I look at it is not indicating any obvious disease.

Jay

 

[KyleR1985]

Makes more sense. Thanks. Sounds like I got lucky.

I’ve shot a handful of deer with a bow there, and my first bull. It’s “oh shit” followed by “ well that worked out”.

 

[mxgsfmdpx]

Not the numbers of other guys. This year I personally witnessed or shot.

1 Mule deer 22CM 77TMK - devastating at 150 ish yards, cantaloupe size wound channel, bullet base found off side hide.

2 Caribou 22CM 80 ELDM 500-550 yards, each received a couple rounds, neither travelled more than 10 yards, baseball size wound channels

1 cow elk 22CM 80 ELDM - not my best shooting 500 yards , heart shot immediately dropped her. Base ball through chest cavity

1 cow elk 300ish yards 6CM 108eldm. I didn’t spend much time w this one, hard to find entrance wound, liquified chest cavity except heart (I’m thinking pulmonary veins/arteries and onside lung) , maybe 30 yards travelled.

1 small bull elk 6CM 109 ELDM 225 yards 4 impacts (fast), it made a mess, I have no concerns.

1 caribou, 1 cow elk, 1 bull elk sitting shooting off vertical standing pack (not ideal) , to me no appreciable difference in maintaining sight picture between 6CM and 22CM.

I agree w @MX, no concerns w either. That being said if it was one or the other I’d absolutely go 6CM. More factory ammo choices, seems less picky on bullet choice, almost interchangeable ballistics, and double the barrel life.

I’m gonna have a hard time not grabbing the 6 Creed with 115 Bergers for killing.

Got a couple more big game kills on the agenda here soon and it’s getting the call again.