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You think bone fragments created a Claymore class wound?

Pat used the 139 Scenar to good effect for years, pushed at those speeds.

DF

I tend to agree with this though I've only taken about 1/2 dozen animals w/ the 123 Scenar. Typical VLD behaviour, good initial penetration w/ solid grenading of the vitals. Everything hit has been quite dead, but only 3 were pass throughs, even w/ impact velocities around 2500fps.

David

I've never hunted with Scenars, but I have hunted with several other brands of same bullet type. I think Lapua uses a harder core than pure lead, and the bullets seem to hold together better, from the results guys have reported. I'd suggest keeping them above 2000 fps impact speed, which is a long way out there with nearly every cartridge.

Mule deer buck I killed a few years back, with a 139gr scenar through a 6.5 SAUM, at less that 50 meters. It entered at the neck/shoulder, angled through towards the offside front shoulder, and was lodged under the hide, without core separation. Needless to say, he went straight to the ground, and never took a step.




This buck was taken with the same rifle, and load, a year earlier. It was a broadside shot at 465 meters, behind the shoulder. Broke a rib going in, broke one exiting. He ran about 25 meters, and went down.

Pat, nice trophies.

I see you using more ELD-M than Scenar these days.

Would love to hear your thinking on that.

DF

I've been using a lot of both, and still shooting JLK's, and Berger.

Anybody have any background on the 220 Scenars in .308. Was thinking of giving them a shot in my 300 RUM.