Thread: 223 on deer

Today I got up at 5am, burned some toast, had a coffee, and climbed a hill. Recovering from covid so not feeling terribly fit. Spotted a chamois from the ridge top and dropped down to have a closer look. Nanny and kid, leave them alone. Had a good hard look at a patch of scrub and eventually located a hind bedded, visible through a small gap in the vegetables. Got a good position with my schedium on top of a tripod and shot her.



80gr ELDM, 330m, impact V about 2200fps. Shot was 27⁰ downhill angle, quartering to. She ran 10 metres downhill and died. Bullet entered high shoulder, shattered the scapula, broke a rib, went through 1 lung and the heart, and ended up in the gut cavity. She still ran despite the broken bone, it is my observation that breaking front legs doesn't do a lot to stop them running, and heart shots often run.

Knife pointing to entry


Wound on the inside of the shoulder


And correspondingly on the ribs


Lung wound channel. I gave them a rinse in the creek. Big permanent wound cavity and a large zone of extravasation.


Heart


Inside rib cage


Bullet jacket & core as found

Originally Posted by gimp

Today I got up at 5am, burned some toast, had a coffee, and climbed a hill. Recovering from covid so not feeling terribly fit. Spotted a chamois from the ridge top and dropped down to have a closer look. Nanny and kid, leave them alone. Had a good hard look at a patch of scrub and eventually located a hind bedded, visible through a small gap in the vegetables. Got a good position with my schedium on top of a tripod and shot her.

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80gr ELDM, 330m, impact V about 2200fps. Shot was 27⁰ downhill angle, quartering to. She ran 10 metres downhill and died. Bullet entered high shoulder, shattered the scapula, broke a rib, went through 1 lung and the heart, and ended up in the gut cavity. She still ran despite the broken bone, it is my observation that breaking front legs doesn't do a lot to stop them running, and heart shots often run.

Knife pointing to entry
Attachment 262284

Wound on the inside of the shoulder
Attachment 262285

And correspondingly on the ribs
Attachment 262286

Lung wound channel. I gave them a rinse in the creek. Big permanent wound cavity and a large zone of extravasation.
Attachment 262287

Heart
Attachment 262288

Inside rib cage
Attachment 262289

Bullet jacket & core as found
Attachment 262290

You are just like my old man carrying around a steel ruler like that...!

Originally Posted by Billbob

You are just like my old man carrying around a steel ruler like that...!

That’s the measure of a man.
Doing things well.

Originally Posted by gimp

Today I got up at 5am, burned some toast, had a coffee, and climbed a hill. Recovering from covid so not feeling terribly fit. Spotted a chamois from the ridge top and dropped down to have a closer look. Nanny and kid, leave them alone. Had a good hard look at a patch of scrub and eventually located a hind bedded, visible through a small gap in the vegetables. Got a good position with my schedium on top of a tripod and shot her.

Attachment 262283

80gr ELDM, 330m, impact V about 2200fps. Shot was 27⁰ downhill angle, quartering to. She ran 10 metres downhill and died. Bullet entered high shoulder, shattered the scapula, broke a rib, went through 1 lung and the heart, and ended up in the gut cavity. She still ran despite the broken bone, it is my observation that breaking front legs doesn't do a lot to stop them running, and heart shots often run.

Knife pointing to entry
Attachment 262284

Wound on the inside of the shoulder
Attachment 262285

And correspondingly on the ribs
Attachment 262286

Lung wound channel. I gave them a rinse in the creek. Big permanent wound cavity and a large zone of extravasation.
Attachment 262287

Heart
Attachment 262288

Inside rib cage
Attachment 262289

Bullet jacket & core as found
Attachment 262290

Is that a reprofiled Mountain Skinner?

Originally Posted by inglishill

Is that a reprofiled Mountain Skinner?

No, it's a saddle mountain hunter, an old discontinued model. I've had it for maybe 10 years

Originally Posted by gimp

No, it's a saddle mountain hunter, an old discontinued model. I've had it for maybe 10 years

The light one is 1.2 lb
https://armageddongear.com/product/s...-shooting-bag/

Originally Posted by Tahr

The light one is 1.2 lb
https://armageddongear.com/product/s...-shooting-bag/

Mine is actually about 360 grams - much lighter than indicated.

I have it for precision rifle competition but it is such a stable rest that I have been experimenting with taking it hunting for front-country day trips.

Originally Posted by gimp

Today I got up at 5am, burned some toast, had a coffee, and climbed a hill. Recovering from covid so not feeling terribly fit. Spotted a chamois from the ridge top and dropped down to have a closer look. Nanny and kid, leave them alone. Had a good hard look at a patch of scrub and eventually located a hind bedded, visible through a small gap in the vegetables. Got a good position with my schedium on top of a tripod and shot her.

Attachment 262283

80gr ELDM, 330m, impact V about 2200fps. Shot was 27⁰ downhill angle, quartering to. She ran 10 metres downhill and died. Bullet entered high shoulder, shattered the scapula, broke a rib, went through 1 lung and the heart, and ended up in the gut cavity. She still ran despite the broken bone, it is my observation that breaking front legs doesn't do a lot to stop them running, and heart shots often run.

Knife pointing to entry
Attachment 262284

Wound on the inside of the shoulder
Attachment 262285

And correspondingly on the ribs
Attachment 262286

Lung wound channel. I gave them a rinse in the creek. Big permanent wound cavity and a large zone of extravasation.
Attachment 262287

Heart
Attachment 262288

Inside rib cage
Attachment 262289

Bullet jacket & core as found
Attachment 262290

The busted shoulder thing you mentioned. Here's a similar shot and a run with a broken shoulder. It was well dead on its feet but still got 100 yards. 77TMK.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpHZn17dvNg