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Old 08-03-2017, 12:55 PM
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Originally Posted by fusion
I shot two deer with the 325gr flex tip last year, buck at 158yds and a doe at 60yds, both shots we're center punch double lung(no shoulder) and both deer dropped on the spot. But fair to mention this was with a Savage smokeless, velocity at around 2050fps.
Shot from a smokeless at that velocity makes a huge difference. The bullet needs to be traveling 1600/1700 FPS to work as designed.
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