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At my rancher friend's house this afternoon helping him get dope out to 750 yards for a new .308 Win load we'd worked up the other day. It was stupid warm for this time of year. 72 freaking degrees!
When we finished, he mentioned that he'd told a mutual highway patrol friend of ours that he would get him a deer. But, it was so warm, he didn't really want to mess with it.
I told him if he let me video the shot, I would take care of the deer for him. Of course.
So, we drove down the road and poured some corn on the ground. Climbed up on the grassy knoll and waited.
About 5 minutes went buy and 3 deer came out. He aimed in on her and I told him to let me know when he was going to shoot.
He just barely gave me enough time to hit record.
http://s26.photobucket.com/user/lovinmycaitlynn/media/Hunting/D2D76B92-413F-48FB-90AA-53A389C73D78_zpsxw8ckjnn.mp4.html
And that was that.
52gr Hollow Point out of a Savage .223 Remington did the job.
Bullet entered just in front of the right ear, disintegrated, scrambled the brains, shattered the skull, and never touched the other side of the head.
He said that he used this combination for that very reason. The it stays in the head and he doesn't have to worry about hitting another deer.
Makes sense.
When we finished, he mentioned that he'd told a mutual highway patrol friend of ours that he would get him a deer. But, it was so warm, he didn't really want to mess with it.
I told him if he let me video the shot, I would take care of the deer for him. Of course.
So, we drove down the road and poured some corn on the ground. Climbed up on the grassy knoll and waited.
About 5 minutes went buy and 3 deer came out. He aimed in on her and I told him to let me know when he was going to shoot.
He just barely gave me enough time to hit record.
http://s26.photobucket.com/user/lovinmycaitlynn/media/Hunting/D2D76B92-413F-48FB-90AA-53A389C73D78_zpsxw8ckjnn.mp4.html
And that was that.
52gr Hollow Point out of a Savage .223 Remington did the job.
Bullet entered just in front of the right ear, disintegrated, scrambled the brains, shattered the skull, and never touched the other side of the head.
He said that he used this combination for that very reason. The it stays in the head and he doesn't have to worry about hitting another deer.
Makes sense.
"To Hell with efficiency, it's performance we want!" - Elmer Keith
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Yes. He's a pretty darn good shot.
I can't imagine any of your buddies are poor shots.
We try our best.
I would be ringing a gong pulling the trigger with my toe by now if I lived in your neck of the woods, just because:jester:
Or die trying!
Sako
Yep!
That's the thing. It didn't blow the back of her head off. So, I don't know what that "mist" was on impact.
"We're in the spirit world, Ass Hole!"
John 3: 1-21
If the possum police caught me with that setup there would be at least two tickets and probably loss of the rifle. .223 is legal but a 55gr expanding bullet minimum and the light is an instant drawn and quartered offense.
Dad 5-31-13
Gotta love my state.
If I'd had my commander with its laser grips on it when I had to finish that spike, I could have been ticketed for that too. I can carry for self-defense while hunting, but can't have anything attached to a firearm, or with me meant to be attached that projects light forward of the weapon.
That cloud might have been dust and/or dead skin cells
Edited to add: watching it enlarged, plus the 3rd pic, I'm thinking is might have been brain stuff blowing out the right ear
In OK the laws are written more in favor of the possum police. Pretty much any light source could be considered a "spotlight" and most anything that uses a projectile could be a means of take.
The laws for hunting after dark are VERY restrictive and complex as possible.
Dad 5-31-13
Excellent performance of the cartridge/rifle combination. Love the video.
I have seen similar 'clouds/mist on headshot deer. If you check both eardrums you will find that they have been blown out as the skull is pressurised and the white mist is vaporised brain matter which is taking the path of least resistance out through the ears.....
Have a close look at this video I posted up of goat shooting. You can see a ( albeit a lot smaller) white 'cloud' as the brain is vaporised. Those goats were shot with a 222 55gr Sierra sp. A hollow point would probably expand much better and create more pressure inside the skull.