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Old 07-23-2008 | 06:28 AM
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gleason.chapman
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I am looking accurate but soft bullet. What do u use
You will understand this since your a bow hunter. About anything will work on a broadside bow shot, however for "oblique shot" or raking shots you need a "strong" bullet, a soft bullet will either fragment or "pancake out", the pancake out gives less penetration. It takes at least 12" of penetration in a human to kill a human instantly or incapicate them so they are no longer a threat, it will be the same for a deer, so you don't want a'soft bullet' to shoot 3" into a deer and stop penetration, you wantit to go deeper, like 18". There are several strong bullets on the market:
Nosler Partition
Barnes MZ, TMZ, TSX and Origonals
Speer Gold Dot.

I like 300g bullets, since they shoot thru a deer, 250 sometimes do, 300g always shoot thru on side ways shots, even oblique, even both shoulders (that is a strong bullet if it will shoot thru both shoulders and FULLY expand). A strong bullet will expand on MEAT not bone, and give excellent penetration and nearly 100% weight retention, it will NOT fragment and therefore will penetrate deeply. Those are my recommendations on strong bullets. Choose the one that is most accurate in your gun. 3" at 100 yards is considered accurate for hunting. Best Wishes,
Chap Gleason
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