I hit him with 180gr Scirocco Factory ammo. I was slightly higher and right then him. My bullet hit the last rib on his right side 2/3 up his back broke 3 more ribs crossed into the chest cavity to almost center and exited through his neck taking the windpipe in half. He fell within 2 yards and slid for about 8 more.
The buck I shot two years ago with the same load had very impressive damage. He was also running away too slightly right, I shot hitting him square in the hind quarter. The bullet hit his hip joint totally devastating it and blowing the entry wound open to the size of a grapefruit. Almost amputating the rear leg. The inside of the opposite leg had bone fragments sticking into the hide. The bullet then continued thru the cavity breaking thru a rib then shoulder bone and lodgeing under the skin on the outside of the shoulder. Basically crossing from right rear to front left. I weighed the bullet and it actually held together very well I think it weighed about 130 grains or so, not too bad considering the bone matter it went thru. (I believe this buck was about 100 yards away.)
Last edited by 300 RUM; 12-29-2004 at 10:12 PM.
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