Home Forums Reloading Big Game Rifles Recovered .277 GMX

I played hookie Wednesday morning and went hunting. I shot a doe at 61 lasered yards out of my 270WSM using a GMX bullet. Velocity at the muzzle is ~3100fps. The bullet entered near the back of the rib cage, angled through the chest, exited the opposite shoulder and then hit a tree. The doe ran about 50 yards before piling up. The damage was extensive and she left an easy to follow blood trail. I found the bullet at the base of the tree.

The shot:


Blood at the site of impact:


Blood where she crossed the road:


The deer. 2.5 year old dry doe, 68lbs field dressed:


The exit wound:


Hornady bullets. From left: 130gr SST, 150gr SST, 130gr GMX, recovered GMX:


Top view:
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The bullet mushroomed to .466-.533.

Recovered weight is?

nice! looks like it didn't bounce off! Nice doe!

I use my father's reloading equipment so I don't have a scale but I'd guess it weighs at least 130 grains due to the crud under the petals. I don't think it lost very much mass as it's a very tough bullet. I think an equivalent fragmenting lead bullet would probably have been a more effective killer but I think I'm going to stick with the GMX or TSX.

the deer looks pretty dead to me? i'd stick with what gives you the warm and fuzzy!