ORIGINAL: mossy33oak
ORIGINAL: doubleA
I am not saying that the bullet failed, though it did fail to expand. The range was slightly over 100 yards and I am certain the bullet had enough velocity at that range to expand properly.
double, I think you and I learned the exact same thing this year. I had the same type of result in my 300 RUM with 180 gr Accubonds. The bullets are obviously not made for whitetails. I have sinced shelved the gun and load and will only use it for bigger game then a whitetail. I guess I could try a softer bullet, but then at those speeds it may do the opposite.
But see mossy, I have taken deer with 300RUM and partition and the effects were the completely opposite of mine.
Guys sooner than later, you will see this behavior out of any bullet. Kill enough game and it will happen.
I load 270 130gr gamekings kicking about 2850fpsfor a friend. For years, he has always raved about bullet performance from these rounds. This year he hit a spike and it left a very faint exit wound and very little internal. He was shocked. Does this mean its a bad bullet to use for deer? Not hardly. Does it mean they will all not expand? Again not hardly. Just in this circumstanc, it didn't work the way he wanted it too.
I believe this poster, but also beleieve it could have hit something at the last moment and it tumbled and caused what he has seen.