Have been shooting it in 325 WSM as I have worked up a nice accurate load, I've shot one Sambar deer with it so far (high spine shot) and it worked flawless.
Shot another one today, Sambar hind at approx 140 meters and I watched her tumble down the hill into the creek gully, only to get up and keep running. I tracked for over an hour with no success.
Not blaming the bullet, surely poor placement on my behalf, but made me wonder if anyone has any experience with these bullets and what you think? I am wondering how they would hold up if they hit heavy bone, and can I depend on them for quartering away and raking shots?
I’m watching and learning here. I’ve got a good load from. Y 325 WSM using the same bullet. I wouldn’t think it’d be too fragile but I’ve got no animal experience with it yet.
Have been shooting it in 325 WSM as I have worked up a nice accurate load, I've shot one Sambar deer with it so far (high spine shot) and it worked flawless.
Shot another one today, Sambar hind at approx 140 meters and I watched her tumble down the hill into the creek gully, only to get up and keep running. I tracked for over an hour with no success.
Not blaming the bullet, surely poor placement on my behalf, but made me wonder if anyone has any experience with these bullets and what you think? I am wondering how they would hold up if they hit heavy bone, and can I depend on them for quartering away and raking shots?
Thanks
Well interesting enough to hear of your experiences. I've allways believed in wrecking the vitals first and breaking bones on the way out. It has worked flawlessly as long as I place the shot to do so. Mb
" Cheapest velocity in the world comes from a long barrel and I sure do like them. MB "
I used it out of my .325 WSM for a while moved onto sturdier bullets.
In 2011 I shot a WT doe at 48 yards bullet entered the neck just below the white patch shattered the cervical spine and the travelled into the right shoulder area and stopped beneath the hide. About 9 inches of penetration with about 4 inches in the spine.
104 grains of retained bullet weight, core was in the jacket but loose.
Not bad performance for a cup and core bullet at that distance.
Also 2011 mule deer doe 150? 175? Yards bullet entered in the shoulder area (no big bones hit) transversed lung, liver, viscera recovered in meat of opposing hip. About 27 inches of penetration.
Only partial jacket was recovered. 83 grains in weight.
Again not bad performance for a cup and core bullet.
The Barnes 180 g TSX provided better accuracy so I moved to that bullet.
I`ve only killed a few deer with it out of my 8mm06AI. Accurate, running 2880 on top of RL-15. They have been in and out, not caught one. Animals have either dropped, or struggled a few yrds.
I shoot it in my Sako 8x57 and it is a very tough bullet at 2700fps muzzle velocity. Very accurate too. I have not stopped one yet in an animal but have not shot anything as large as a sambar..........................yet. It has a very thick jacket at the rear like the Accubonds.
