"What is the longest/deepest penetration you ever got from an expanding bullet?"
After skinning I took a string and made an effort to accurately measure the amount of distance travelled by the 400 grain Hornady. To the best of memory, the bullet travelled 51-55 inches. It took the brown bear in the chest and ended up lodged against the bruin's rear leg bone...just below the hip.
"What was the animal taken?"
Brown Bear...8'2" on the square
"What was the bullet/cartridge/load used?"
400 grn. Hornady RN in .416 Taylor with enough Reloader 15 to achieve 2,350 fps. Since the bear was shot at 5 paces, the projectile had little opportunity to slow until it hit the bear.
"Were you happy with the result?"
In a word...damn straight! (ok...so it was two words! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />)
