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Am pretty sure where the ram was taken, as have hunted mule deer in the same area--and also flew into Tucson and was driven down. (No doubt "Tuscan" is an auto-correct error, that modern contradiction.)
Have seen Coues deer, javelina and desert bighorns in a pretty small area during a February muzzleloader hunt for javelina in Arizona.
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The only two ways I'd expect a 180 Ballistic Tip to stay inside a 200-pound animal are:
If it's one of the older 180 BT's, with thinner jackets.
If it's one of the "new" 180 BT's with heavy jackets, on a full-length shot, and maybe not even the. (New is in quotes because the heavy-jacket version has been standard for a quite a few years now.) After reading this, I'm guessing he may have a large supply of the older model. The gun is a 1999, the first year they came out. I would guess he loaded up on projectiles shortly thereafter. What year did nosler switch to a thicker jacket?
Last edited by salmonhead; 04/10/19.
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More power to him lugging that rig all day. It will surely get the job done, but no better than a 140 gr or 150 gr BT from a 7lbs 7-08mm or 308 Win at 400 yds. Desert BHS are diminutive animals and not near the mass of their northern counterparts (RM, Dall, etc.). However to each his own in choosing a weapon for harvest.
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As stated earlier in the thread, his rifles inc 5# gun was in the shop getting a new barrel and that gun is his most accurate one.
And pretty sure he doesn't own anything smaller than a 300rum
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