Copper Mono Success on Big Game

[SDHNTR]

I killed two very large boars this am with a 6GT and a 90 gr Hammer HHT. Quarter away, back of ribs up into chest. Both of these are on the entrance side. Both shanks were stuck in the armor on the off side.

 

[SDHNTR]

Perfectly broadside tight to shoulder. Shoulder removed.

 

[SDHNTR]

Shank

 

[Wolfshead]

I was able to get this guy Monday evening.
He came out with about ten minutes of legal shooting time.
Ranged at 270 yards, 130 grain ttsx handloads with an average muzzle velocity of 3170 fps.
Tikka T3X compact, 308, 20” barrel.
He dropped in his tracks right where he stood.
I’ll be processing him this week so I’ll add pictures of the wound.
Very happy with these results.

 

[rookieforever33]

20 gauge slug going about 1850 at the muzzle.complete pass through at 50 yards. Ran abiut 50 more.

 

[Xringer07]

Whitetail doe with a Cutting Edge Lazer 160 .284. Impact velocity 2750. Bullet performed exactly as it should. Lots of internal damage, caliber sized entrance hole and estimated 3” diameter wound channel. Recovered one petal under the hide on the far side.

Heart/lung damage

Entrance

Exit

Recovered petal

 

[lelliott8]

130 ttsx going about 3100MV from a 308win.

Whitetail buck shot broadside at 80ish yards. Bullet was recovered on the offside shoulder almost completely flattened. My other experiences with this bullet have been complete pass throughs all at longer distances.

 

[elkmaster]

Last year's mule deer @ 475yds - Factory gold box 6.5-300 wby 127gr Barnes LRX. 2449 fps 1691 ft LBS @ 500 yds according to Adam. The bigger hole, the one that I have my whole mitt jammed into is the ENTRANCE hole. The buck did a circle and fell over DRT.

 

[Trey Arentz]

Switched my 6.5CM and 6.5G to the Hornady CX lines of bullets this year with the superformance powder.

1. 6.5G 90 Grain CX out of a 12" barrel
( Pictured below)
I was elevated above the buck at about 100 yards. Shot was quartering to and impacted high shoulder on my side. Bullet was found in the skin on the far side just poking out of the skin by the back ribs. Deer dropped and died within seconds. Lungs had about 2" of damage. Entry hole was about the size of the bullet.

2. 6.5CM 120 Grain CX out of a 22" barrel.

160 yard shot and I was slightly under elevation. Deer dropped and the hot entered mid body straight above the leg and came out high side on the opposite side. Entry hole was about the size of my thumb and exit was about the size of a golf ball. Lungs had about 3-4" of damage.

 

[waspocrew]

I’ve never recovered any monos at this point… I’ve used them with success, but like to tinker with things, so I’m always trying out other projectiles.

2023 - 267 Hammer HHT from my 338 RUM. Weirdly enough, most of these shots ended up being 400-430 yards. All complete pass throughs.

 

[waspocrew]

2024: 145 LRX from my 7 SAUM. All pass throughs again, even out to 580.

 

[elkmaster]

2024: 145 LRX from my 7 SAUM. All pass throughs again, even out to 580.

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nice bull

 

[24valve]

Cross post from the bigger than 6.5 kill thread:

Mule deer buck shot at 50-100 yards with a 300 WM/180gr TTSX multiple times (shoulder, neck, guts). Went 50 yards and bedded down. Was finished with a knife to the throat 30-40 minutes later. Caliber sized entrances and 3/4-1" diameter exits.

After the rodeo on the buck, a dead doe was found hidden completely by sagebrush from the shooter that was killed by a pass-through from the buck. A 2-3-inch entry wound in the shoulder and the bullet was found caught in the neck (under the skin before the photo was taken). The neck skin was cut and we found a fully expanded 30 cal 180 TTSX underneath (Game and Fish was contacted upon finding the doe and the situation was resolved with a game warden).

 

[24valve]

Cow moose shot 3 times in the chest with the same 300 WM/180gr TTSX mentioned above, it went 50 yards and died within a minute. Two passed through, one was found in the offside hide.



We also helped another hunter get a bull moose on the same hunt, he shot it 3 times in the chest with a 270 (don't know the bullets) and it went 30-40 yards (towards us, which was exciting) and died within a minute.