RE: How Did Your Gun Perform in the Field?
What caliber did you use? 30-06 from a Savage 111
What bullet did you use?Remington core lokt
How many grains was the bullet? 165
How far was the shot?about 60 yards
Where did you hit the deer? gut shot in from the upper side and front exiting from the lower other side. Shoulder. Foot
How far did the deer run after it was shot? total running was 250 yads +/-
Roughly how big was the exit hole (if any)?first exit hole was about 5 inches round. second was 2-3 inches. third took off foot.
How much did the deer weigh dressed (if you know that)? 74 lbs
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Several deer being pushed thru. this one was the first so I took him. He jinked to the left just as I was squeezing off aiming at center of the chest. I have a 32 mm simmons scope that came with the gun. It really needs to be replaced. It's accurate but I don't think it is sufficient at getting quickly on target. The wounds were devestating. The first round nearly field dressed the buck for me. Second completely destroyed the shoulder joint and made the front left let unusable. Third took off a rear foot. This deer still ran another 100 yards before going down.