Originally Posted by Calvin
Originally Posted by Godogs57
I have a statistical sample of one. 270, 140 grain bullet on a large pronghorn at 257 yards broadside. It icepicked through both lungs with zero apparent expansion. He ran a rather long distance before dropping. Little hole in, little hole out. Accurate bullet though.


That’s crazy. Bullet too tuff? The non tipped game kings were bombs for me.

I have a bunch loaded up for close range work out of the creed, with 147s for the longer chores. Rethinking that.


Heard that it was toughened up just a bit from other Sierras...just a bit. I do remember the jacket being thickened up but I could be wrong. I was surprised when I opened up the antelope. The lungs were in perfect shape...just two little holes and no apparent hydrostatic shock...about what I get with a double lung bow kill if you can imagine. He just leaked to death.

You only live once, but...if you do it right, once is enough.