Caught one, entered throat, caught in the backstrap between the shoulders, 49 gr TAC, never chrono’d it, pretty damn nice if ya ask me...

Looks good Jud. I run that same bullet at nearly 2700 out of my 7600 Whelen. It leaves impressive blood trails and is accurate. Buddy has hammered hogs with it and has caught a few like yours. Looks like the 358 has plenty of steam to make them work well.

Cool buck as well.

Copy that, gonna run em in my whelen too, what powder ya using bud?

That 35 225 is just a 🔨

I use H4895 in my pump and 15 in the CDL. Both shoot well. I’ve used the 225 Accubonds and Partitions in the CDL since it was primarily for elk but I don’t think that 225 Sierra would care either.

I shoot the SGK 225 in my Whelen over 54.5 gr. IMR 4064, an accurate load that is very effective on whitetails.

Tough to not like a whelen....

Or a 358. That bullet looks pretty good for busting a good amount of vertebrae. I have a Whelen but have for some looney reason been thinking about putting together a 358 on a Marlin XS7 I have laying around unused.

Hasn't anybody told you that those Sierra bullets aren't fit for anything but paper punching and barely penetrate through the hide on anything larger than a field mouse?

Nice buck and the bullet is kind of a bonus trophy.

Thanks man, it is cool recovering lead

Y'mean cup n' core bullets will kill a deer?!?!

Never used TAC; RL-15 for me and those 225 SGKs in my Ackley.

Nice blacktail.

I’ve used the Sierra 225 on a couple of elk with satisfying results, in a .358.

Damned fine blacktail buck, btw! 😎

Jud, nice looking deer and bullet!

I have fired exactly one 225 SGK into a deer from my Whelen. Quartering to shot at about 90 yards +/- on an average sized doe. Entered the onside shoulder, traveled the length of the animal and lodged in the hide at the front of the offside hip. Muzzle velocity was 2630 +/- which would put the impact velocity around 2430. Picture perfect mushroom and decent weight retention.

Would make for a good Muslim masher.

Haha for sure, it’s my go to bullet In 358 and whelen

Very nice brother man

Btw Jud, just stopped by Cabela’s and checked out little jet/Jon boats, I’ll be talkin you for a ride before long.... grin

Jud, is that an Idaho buck?

Jeff

Columbia blacktail

Sounds like a good time!

I caught one in a deer I shot straight on in the chest. Just under the hide in a ham. It was a perfect mushroom.