I shot a Whitetail doe tonight with a CVA Optima Pro loaded with 100 loose 777, winchester primer and a 260 grain .451 Nosler Partition HP pistol bullet with MMP sabots. It's the most devistating thing I have ever shot a whitetail with in over 17 years of hunting and around 60 whitetails harvested. My .308 is a close second. The exit was about the size of a quarter. My 1st reaction was WOW.

It was about 30 yards away and I did not have a clue where she went from the smoke. I went to where I saw her standing last and it looked like a crime scene. Solid blood trail about 4-5 inches wide all the way to the deer. The internal damage was rediculous. It jelloed the lungs, took off the top part of the heart and was so much extra internal damage that it made gutting it a mess. It ran about 30 yards which is to be expected on a boiler room shot.

In comparison. I have shot 2 other deer this year with my 12 ga. using the Hornady 300 grain SST sabots, which are the same SST and Shockwaves we shoot out of our smoke poles. Both shots were through the boiler room, both deer ran about 40 yards. Both were pass through shots and both left a decent blood trail, but nothing like the Nosler. And the exit wound was about half the size of the Nosler as well.

Thank you to all the people on these boards who suggested this bullet/sabot combo as I am very pleased with it's accuracy and knockdown power.