Re: Major Fail @ 300yds
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Pete Lincoln</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I'd suggest you start by reading up on hunting ethics, then animal anatomy.Learn about animal reaction to bieng shot, it will help you determin where you hit if you didnt hit where you should have, You can also tell a lot from blood colour, blood from a limb wound looks different from a lung shot, looks different from a liver shot, belly shot, etc. did you find any hair fragments ? bone fragments ? fragments of lung ? meat fragments ? all this will help you determin certain things when tracking a wounded animal. how far did you search ? learn about blood trailing wounded animals. then get access to a tracking dog if you dont own one.
Then i'd spend time finding a hunting bullet that would shoot almost as well as a match load. from experince you'll probably find that the game kings will behave very similar in the ballistics and accuracy department to the SMK.
There is no excuse. and only a doe is a lame statement. what makes a doe less worthy than a buck ?
If all you are after is the kill, then stick to targets or prarie dogs, if you're seriouse about hunting then learn to do it right.
OK rant over..
we all make fuckups when hunting.,and anyone who says he never did is a better lier than a hunter, the main thing is learn from it.You dont want it to happen again.
While i have no problem with using match bullets on certain types of game,( i use 167gr scenars on Roe deer,(but not at any distance) and fox, they can be very unreliable. When the ranges get long you need reliable expansion, you aren't getting that from a match round.
Try some known performers, all the following have proven to be as accurate as match bullets for me:
Ballistic Tips, Accubond, Game King, Interlock, Partition, RWS Doppelkern (DK)
so back to the drawing board before hunting again i'd say.
Pete
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Took the words out of my mouth Pete. Well said. I could never understand using target bullets for hunting. They "MAY" get the job done, but hunting bullets were created for a reason. If you call Sierra and ask them about matchkings for hunting, they strongly discourage them for hunting. And..some guys say they aren't happy with the accuracy of hunting bullets...you can get a Nosler,Barnes, Swift to shoot fairly close to that of a match bullet if you try. ..Certainly close enough for killing game. Lesson learned I suppose.
