Originally Posted by BRISTECD
Just recovered this morning from a 8 point buck. He was shot a little bit back and it angled through to the far side, coming to rest in the rear flank under the hide. 30-06 Hornady factory load 165 Interlock BTSP bullet.

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So what was the weight of the recovered bullet?

I shot a nice 8 pt last Sunday in the right shoulder and had my 165 gr Sierra Gameking BTSP just under the skin just behind the left shoulder. Recovered bullet was 111.7 grains. Perfectly mushroomed.

This deer only went 80 yds, but it took 30 minutes to track him. There was NO BLOOD. with the sgoulder shot. It's thick where I hunt and I am thinking it would be a good idea to switch to a bullet that is more likely to give me 2 holes.