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I put the 64 gr Nosler Bonded Performance to the test again this morning, this time on a whitetail. I took a hugh bodied by Central Texas standards 162 lbs 8-point at the short range of 35 yards. The bullet was fired from my NULA 22-250 at a MV of 3400 fps. The bullet broke the onside shoulder on its way in, it then took out a rib, the lungs, and another rib on the offside. The bullet was revovered under the skin on the offside. The bullet weighed 30.7 grs which is 48% weight retention. The recovered diameter was .373. I'm pleased with these results considering the short range, bone encountered and the size of the deer. The deer made it about 25 yards before he collapsed the only thing I wish was different was there was no blood trail, not a drop. The bullet still impressed me all things considered. [img] http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff431/pronghornboy/DSC02902_zpsd22a5367.jpg[/img] [img] http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff431/pronghornboy/DSC02903_zps01b83d9e.jpg[/img]
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The Schofield Kid: Yeah, well, I guess they had it coming.
Will Munny: We all got it coming, kid.
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I would say it did its job
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Yes Sir, considering the short range, high velocity, and the bone and mass it encountered, I would say it did a heck of a job.
Will Munny: It's a hell of a thing, killing a man. Take away all he's got and all he's ever gonna have.
The Schofield Kid: Yeah, well, I guess they had it coming.
Will Munny: We all got it coming, kid.
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Trump being classless,tasteless and clueless as usual. Sorry, trump is a no tax payin pile of shiit. My young wife decided to play the field and had moved several dudes into my house
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Nice job. Id say it did well all things considered.
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Great buck and report; thanks for that. Pretty amazing performance for that little bullet!
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Will Munny: It's a hell of a thing, killing a man. Take away all he's got and all he's ever gonna have.
The Schofield Kid: Yeah, well, I guess they had it coming.
Will Munny: We all got it coming, kid.
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Both WT's I took with my 220 Swift left no blood on the ground. But, they fell where they stood.
By the way, in case you missed it, Jeremiah was a bullfrog.
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This is my first deer with the 22-250 but I have shot a bunch with the 223. I have had all exits except one with the 223 and that was a frontal shot where I found the 53 gr TSX in her teats.
I think at close range the 223 possibly penetrates better due to the lower velocity. But it could be the amount of bone and the size of this deer that kept the 22-250 from exiting. I have not shoulder shot this big of a deer with my 223's.
Any thoughts?
Will Munny: It's a hell of a thing, killing a man. Take away all he's got and all he's ever gonna have.
The Schofield Kid: Yeah, well, I guess they had it coming.
Will Munny: We all got it coming, kid.
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I have a 22-250 that I'm going to use for a doe this year but in OK we have to use at least 55 grain ammo so I'm using 55 grain sp.
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I heard the 55 gr SP's work fine on broadside lung/heart shots. I've killed a lot of deer hogs antelope and such with the 223 using several different bullets. I have only had my 22-250 since September so all I have taken with it was a pronghorn doe and this buck. I used the Nosler for both of them.
Will Munny: It's a hell of a thing, killing a man. Take away all he's got and all he's ever gonna have.
The Schofield Kid: Yeah, well, I guess they had it coming.
Will Munny: We all got it coming, kid.
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What LBP said. Shoot them in the ribs, no angled or bone shots, and they kill like lightning�.
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Nice buck, Congrats! Can't argue with that performance and HV.
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My father-in-law kills deer every year with a 22-250 loaded with the 55 Hornady SP with a cannelure. Has not had any issues to date with that load. Heavier bullets do not properly stabilize in his rifle.
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Nicely done sir. Congrats.
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I think at close range the 223 possibly penetrates better due to the lower velocity. But it could be the amount of bone and the size of this deer that kept the 22-250 from exiting. I have not shoulder shot this big of a deer with my 223's.
Any thoughts?
That's a bruiser for a hill country deer, well done. The difference between the Nosler and the TSX is frontal diameter and I know I will get flamed but I think there is something to the "cutting edge petals" on the Barnes. Look at the Nosler, picture perfect but I think Ross Seyfried called it the chewed bubble gum shape mushroom, it pushes instead of cutting as much so expends more energy. That and frontal diameter slowed it down. Also a big buck is just more solid than a doe and even when butchering the muscles feel denser, the bones are tougher too.
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I think you have some good points here and agree.
Will Munny: It's a hell of a thing, killing a man. Take away all he's got and all he's ever gonna have.
The Schofield Kid: Yeah, well, I guess they had it coming.
Will Munny: We all got it coming, kid.
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That's a pitcher purrfect shroom and deer. Nice job.
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Will Munny: It's a hell of a thing, killing a man. Take away all he's got and all he's ever gonna have.
The Schofield Kid: Yeah, well, I guess they had it coming.
Will Munny: We all got it coming, kid.
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