Xtp never again
12-06-2010, 09:38 PM
#61
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Baileysville, WV
Posts: 2,925
12-07-2010, 02:38 AM
#62
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Northern Chautauqua Co. N.Y.
Posts: 2,976
BreechPlug Bullets are like women every now n then you fall in love with a BAD one lol. IMO this is what happened to you with XTP's,Yo relax a little and go do the deer a favor and try a new bullet out.I would suggest one of the bullets that SabotLoader is talkin about ..Have a nice day
And do yourself a favor and learn how to track Deer after the shot.
(BP)
12-07-2010, 04:55 AM
#63
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Idaho
Posts: 1,081
BreechPlug Bullets are like women every now n then you fall in love with a BAD one lol. IMO this is what happened to you with XTP's,Yo relax a little and go do the deer a favor and try a new bullet out.I would suggest one of the bullets that SabotLoader is talkin about ..Have a nice day
12-07-2010, 06:03 AM
#65
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Mar 2010
Posts: 5,605
I made two very good heart shots this year and they still ran a very short distance. One was a perfect hit with a Barnes 458 SOCOM. Both lungs had massive damage and the heart was shreaded. She still ran about 30-40 yards and almost no trail. The other only went 10 yards after being hit with a 50-300gr FTX through the heart.
Both were compete pass throughs too.
Its kind of hard to pump blood when the heart is totally destroyed.
Both were compete pass throughs too.
Its kind of hard to pump blood when the heart is totally destroyed.
12-07-2010, 09:06 AM
#66
Spike
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Pennsylvania
Posts: 61
I dont think the bullets have anything to do with it. I have shot numerous elk, deer, and bear with XTP"s without a single failure or a lost animal, they worked perfect. It doesnt matter what bullet you use, if you make a bad shot. Its always easier to blame the bullet than your lack of shooting skills.
12-07-2010, 09:11 AM
#67
Spike
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Pennsylvania
Posts: 61
I made two very good heart shots this year and they still ran a very short distance. One was a perfect hit with a Barnes 458 SOCOM. Both lungs had massive damage and the heart was shreaded. She still ran about 30-40 yards and almost no trail. The other only went 10 yards after being hit with a 50-300gr FTX through the heart.
Both were compete pass throughs too.
Its kind of hard to pump blood when the heart is totally destroyed.
Both were compete pass throughs too.
Its kind of hard to pump blood when the heart is totally destroyed.
12-07-2010, 11:23 AM
#68
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Mar 2010
Posts: 5,605
Impact area looked like this
But the only places with lots of blood was at the POI and where they expired. POI looked like a bomb went off and where they died looked like the butcher site....Granted neither left my site until they fell into the tall grass and the one barely moved.
Strange things can happen. If a man can take 6 shots in the head and run away to tell about it...anything can happen.
12-07-2010, 03:43 PM
#69
Spike
Thread Starter
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: in BED
Posts: 58
What the Heck are you talking about???? Have you been Seeking Too Much Smoke! where or what did I say that said I had a Bad experience with the XTP's? I Love them and never ever lost a single Deer shot with them.
And do yourself a favor and learn how to track Deer after the shot.
(BP)
And do yourself a favor and learn how to track Deer after the shot.
(BP)
12-07-2010, 03:53 PM
#70
Spike
Thread Starter
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: in BED
Posts: 58
I dont think the bullets have anything to do with it. I have shot numerous elk, deer, and bear with XTP"s without a single failure or a lost animal, they worked perfect. It doesnt matter what bullet you use, if you make a bad shot. Its always easier to blame the bullet than your lack of shooting skills.