Hunting bullet performance - prefer through or a grenade inside?

[308ld]

Pass through.

 

[Ringbill27]

Edit - trying my hand at ttxs in 308 and will be switching to trophy copper slugs for next year.

If you haven’t tried the 130gr TTSX. I’ve been able to load it to 3150fps. Lightening to 300yds. I haven’t been able to tickle a deer with it yet. Because there doesn’t seem to be any in this state anymore, but it should be good.

 

[Formidilosus]

Finally, first bull elk down.

This fella made me work for it. I’ve been seeing red when it comes to a truly DIY general unit public land hunt. I’m a native Montanan, and have struck out time and time again trying to get a bull down. I never really had any interest in playing the private/public boundary game. Not saying...

rokslide.com

Nothing in that thread supports this statement-

The quartering shot taken with the 7 PRC and the poor performance of the factory load that was written up just a few weeks ago is a prime example - the mile the bull went after the shot would have been a monumental task to follow if it wasn’t for the snow. That would have been an easy killing shot with a bullet capable of better penetration and resulted in minimal tracking, but the bull made it a mile.

 

[TaperPin]

Nothing in that thread supports this statement-

That’s what I got out of it. A quartering bull was shot. The elk made it a mile. Every year these situations come up and I find it funny that so many jump on the bandwagon to defend the bullet. A lot of talk about how great bullets are, but a hit slightly off or a bad angle and all the sudden it’s not the bullet’s fault. Lol

You guys have to work pretty hard to defend all the bullets - nothing wrong with that, everyone needs a hobby, just seems weird.

 

[sndmn11]

That’s what I got out of it. A quartering bull was shot. The elk made it a mile. Every year these situations come up and I find it funny that so many jump on the bandwagon to defend the bullet. A lot of talk about how great bullets are, but a hit slightly off or a bad angle and all the sudden it’s not the bullet’s fault. Lol

You guys have to work pretty hard to defend all the bullets - nothing wrong with that, everyone needs a hobby, just seems weird.

What bullet was it?

 

[Article 4]

That’s what I got out of it. A quartering bull was shot. The elk made it a mile. Every year these situations come up and I find it funny that so many jump on the bandwagon to defend the bullet. A lot of talk about how great bullets are, but a hit slightly off or a bad angle and all the sudden it’s not the bullet’s fault. Lol

You guys have to work pretty hard to defend all the bullets - nothing wrong with that, everyone needs a hobby, just seems weird.

As good as manufacturing is these days, QC, materials etc...sometimes bullets fail. I have seen it happen to friends and it wont be the last time
Didn't listen to it so if this was answered, all good. My question is more about follow up. If the animal is still standing keep shooting!

 

[Formidilosus]

That’s what I got out of it. A quartering bull was shot. The elk made it a mile. Every year these situations come up and I find it funny that so many jump on the bandwagon to defend the bullet. A lot of talk about how great bullets are, but a hit slightly off or a bad angle and all the sudden it’s not the bullet’s fault. Lol

You guys have to work pretty hard to defend all the bullets - nothing wrong with that, everyone needs a hobby, just seems weird.

The dude didn’t respond with any details. He didn’t even look inside to see what happened. It wouldn’t matter what bullet it was- it could have been a mono and my response would still be the same. There is no information written at all to draw any conclusion from.

 

[roadrunner]

He didn’t even look inside to see what happened...There is no information written at all to draw any conclusion from.

And yet, you're drawing conclusions by making claims and assumptions with zero "evidence" to back it up.

You're simply guessing to support your opinion...

 

[Formidilosus]

And yet, you're drawing conclusions by making claims and assumptions with zero "evidence" to back it up.

You're simply guessing to support your opinion...

What? I made no statement about that elk or what happened.

The poster said “I shot elk, tracked it for a mile, shot it again. Didn’t open it up, look where I hit, or what happened”.