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I honestly just thought I’d made a bad shot. Might not have believed it myself if I’d just read it on the internet. 🤷🏼‍♂️

T-Inman the 168 vlds that I got back coming out of a 7 rum look about identical to yours. The distance was 400 to 450 yds on cows shot on a damage tag at the farm I lived on. I can’t complain about the results as all shot were dead whether they hit the ground or stood right where they were hit until tipping over.
As an aside to the broad heads in elk I killed a cow with a muzzle loader that had a broad head under her right shoulder and the shaft broke off at the ribs under her left shoulder. The broad head was completely covered in gristle and the top of her lungs were grown to the carbon shaft, damn they are tough.

It's really tough for me to hate accubonds as well. These were the only 160 AB's recovered that trip, out of 12 animals killed. I intentionally shot through shoulder to attempt heart shots. These 7mm 160's were running 3050 at the muzzle, impacts from 90-150 yards.

Old timey wood grain box Norma 150 out of a 7/08 through a 7x6 bull elk’s chest.

You are a fùcking idiot

I will have to take some pictures when I get home.

I only have two bullets that I recovered. One is a 180gr Failsafe from a 30-06. It went through both of the bull elk’s shoulders and was under the hide on the far side. The shot distance was about 60 yards. The bull rolled down hill but not too far. He never got up.

The other is a 139gr Interbond from a 7mm-08. I had a whitetail trying to sneak away from me at 50yards. I only had a hard quartering away shot. I put it in the right spot. It went in at the back of the rib cage and it lodged at the front of its brisket. It dropped on the spot.

I have never been able to find a Barnes but did find petals one time. All 4 were in the heart. Federal Fusions and Hornady 200gr SPs in my 338Fed have always exited. I am hunting with 130gr Remington Corelocks from a 270 this year for deer so I may get some soon.

Here’s a handful of random bullets pulled from mainly mule deer I think. The three on the right are from moose.



I pulled these two from jack rabbits I shot with my old 22 Savage High Power. I don’t recall what they are but they were tumbling as did most anything from that rifle before I lined it with a true .224” bbl. They make a hell of a ‘SMACK’ sound when they hit a critter sideways!



I’ve got several dozen more scattered around. I wish I labeled them better so I know what they were and what they killed.

.45 Winchester Magnum

From a big ol' fox squirrel

A 225 gr TSX via 35 Whelen from a bull moose at 230 yards.

Old smooth sided Barnes X 180s out of a 30/06. One on the left was out of a 200lb pig one on the right a 125lb buck deer. Both hard quartered angles.

250gr Wyoming bonded from my 20” Whelen through the neck and shoulder of a grizzly bear.

150 Norma SPBT from my 17” barrel 300Savage. Large black bear bullet drove through his neck from behind as he climbed a cut bank, broke his neck and lodged against the hide under his throat.

Here are a few pictures from a few hunts I've been on. Some from me, some from my friends/family.

200gr Nosler Accubond 300 win mag, 2840 fps. 200 yard shot on a large black bear, broad side. Double shoulder and found on the offside.





220gr Hornady ELD-x 300 win mag 2800 fps. approx 200 yard shot on a moose, broadside, went through the shoulder and found on the off side.



180gr Barnes TSX 8x57 2780 fps. Approx 180 yards, frontal chest shot on a large mule deer buck (buck was looking straight on). Found in the chest cavity.



250gr Hornady GMX 375 Ruger factroy ammo. 200 yard shot. Broadside on a moose. Found on the offside.







225gr Hornady Interbond 338 win mag. 2750 fps. 125 yard shot on a mule buck. This one was wonky. Took a full 90 deg turn and found in the chest cavity.

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200gr Speer Hot cor 8x57. 2540 fps. 25 yard frontal chest shot on a whitetail buck (looking at me). Found on the last rib lodged in bone.





200gr Nosler accubond. 8mm-06 at 2800fps. 200 yard shot. Hard quartering shot. Traveled almost the length of the mule buck. Lodged in the right front shoulder. Not much expansion. Retained weight on that one was upper 180 grain. This one was definitely odd.