Originally Posted by Seafire
Originally Posted by 78CJ
Well, it worked.

For the second time ever I heard a bullet hit, and it hit hard. The deer was my sons first a 117 pound 3 point. Slight quartering away and entered just behind the diahpram and exited forward through the lungs behind the shoulder. There was no gaping exit wound but the internal damage was impressive. The blood trail was easy for a 10 yr old to follow across a field and one we could see 20ft ahead. He ran 40yrds. The shot was 110 yards.

Thanks for all the advice!

Ryan


Congrats Ryan, to both your son, and to the proud DAD...

I've loaded up 270 loads for a friend of my son and a couple of his buddies, who borrow a pair of my 270s and hunt with Seafire Jr and I each fall...Using SR 4759 and 4198 for powder...with MVs in the range you were using...charges of 20 to 25 grains of SR 4759....



Its funny you mention 4198......
It was my daughters turn friday and her first buck, also a 3 pt took a 100 grain .243 sierra at 100 yards being pushed by 27 grains of IMR 4198 through the lungs and stumbled 10 yards to his end...