I shot a doe whitetail on Sunday morning with my 358 Winchester, Rem M-7, Douglas barreled rifle, loaded with 244 gr. flat nosed cast bullets. The bullet actually went lengthwise, stem to stern, thru the doe. I had often read about the stem to stern thing happening with cast bullets but have never done it myself. Of course I have only killed 3 or so deer with cast bullets and the others didn't permit a lengthwise pass-thru. The doe was about 135-150 yards away and ran about 75 feet after the shot and was near dead when I approached. I put a finisher in her head to end it quickly. It feels really rewarding to make your own bullets and use them for hunting. Getting cast bullets to group well can be very difficult and when it all comes together, it sure does make one feel GOOD !
