The Nilgai Post

[Cynoscion]

Here are a couple of pics showing the trauma from highly frangible bullets on bull nilgai. The shoulder shot was a 7 SAUM shooting a 175 Berger hybrid hunter. The behind the shoulder shot was a 300 PRC shooting a Berger 215 hybrid target. As you can see, lots of trauma and no chance of walking away from that. Contrast that with a mono metal bullet and you would likely have a caliber sized entrance with a caliber and a half size exit on the behind the shoulder shot. Similar result would be expected when shot in the shoulder (caliber sized entrance) but without the exit more often than not.

 

[HairyScandinavian]

Wow you're shooting them super low, heart/artery-vein bundle. Interesting. Obviously it's working so I have to take note. Thanks for the details!

 

[HairyScandinavian]

Here's shot placement on a buddy's cow with a Rage quartering. He got both lungs. It's crazy how low their spine dips at the shoulders, lots of guys shoot above the spine going for high shoulder I think.

 

[Cynoscion]

Exactly why I say stay away from high shoulder. Mid to low in the chest cavity is the way to go.

 

[DosAmigos]

Exactly why I say stay away from high shoulder. Mid to low in the chest cavity is the way to go.

Thanks for the great advice Bill.

 

[Fatcamp]

Holy cats those are some stout looking critters!

 

[DosAmigos]

Here is a stud Bull we took and you can see why the high shoulder shot is not recommended.

 

[DosAmigos]

Here are some great bulls with good shot placements.

 

[DosAmigos]

This cow was shot at 175 yards with a 6 creed 105 Berger hybrid by my 12 yr old son. He’s killed cows with a 22 creed and a 6 creed. I wouldn’t hesitate shooting a bull with either caliber.

 

[HairyScandinavian]

Here is a stud Bull we took and you can see why the high shoulder shot is not recommended.

That doesn't look like high shoulder though. When I think "high shoulder" on a Nilgai I'm thinking the dip in the spine where it dips, a little above halfway and forward into the shoulder. You get spine and lungs there.

 

[DosAmigos]

That doesn't look like high shoulder though. When I think "high shoulder" on a Nilgai I'm thinking the dip in the spine where it dips, a little above halfway and forward into the shoulder. You get spine and lungs there.

Sorry that was an attempted shot just under the hump. Nilgai fever got the best of the hunter.

 

[HairyScandinavian]

Sorry that was an attempted shot just under the hump. Nilgai fever got the best of the hunter.

Oh that makes sense lol, yeah that's the type of thing that happens to me lol.