THE VIDEO




The stain didn't dry on a cabinet door i was going to install glass into, so i couldn't. Got a notion to try and capture a 270g Deep Curl at 100 yard, and somehow it worked. The bullet was found in the third jug; it had bounced off the phone book stack; the dent is seen in the photo. This morning i measured the velocity of the same bullet, same load, same rifle at 100 yard to be 1634 fps. The front jug was actually at 102 yard.

A very impressive bullet. That held together nice and expanded perfect. Should be an excellent hunting round.

Love those Deep Curls. Nice catch Ron.

Nice. Did you get a retained weight?

ronlaughlin,
Awesome expansion and penetratio0n at that range. I may have to give those a try.

V/R
Mike

269.5 grain

Ron, what is your comparison for 3 jugs ? would an elk come close?

That is an interesting question; i like it. I, however, cannot answer your question.

Myself, i wouldn't use the 270g bullet on Elk by choice. My first choice would be the 300g Nosler Partition. If i were loaded with 270g bullet, and an elk presented a shot, i would take it, and it would certainly work. Once whilst deer hunting, we saw elk only a few mile out of Missoula; i killed a 6 point bull with an 80g 6mm bullet. However, an elk hit with a 100g 6mm partition shows more sign of being hurt. An elk hit with a 160g 7mm bullet shows even more sign of being hurt. Most of the Elk i killed fell to a 225g partition, shot from a 358 winchester; i really liked how that bullet hurt them elk.

Here comes a stupid opinion. Three milk jugs does not equal an elk, but 4 jugs may come close, if the bullet hits lungs. Just one fella dumb opinion is what that is.

For elk i recommend the 300g partition. If one doesn't have any of them extinct bullet, perhaps the 300g XTP Magnum is a good choice. Of course a conical shot out of my X7 without a qla, would surely do the job.

The 270g Deep Curl works for me. It really really smucks deer. It is accurate in my rifle. It is inexpensive. It is available.

The stain was just about dry, but the morning was cool with zero breeze, so i went to have some fun...............er do testing.









From 200 yard, one shot was taken at the target, from a cold clean barrel. Then the camera, tripod, water jug, and cereal box were carried up the wee hill, and nearly a gallon of water was dumped into the wax paper in the cereal box, and it was placed so it was stable. Then the camera was placed, and started, and we went out away. Range finder said it was about 220 yard to the water filled cereal box. The rifle was loaded, and we went out the rear of the truck. Using the bipod fully extended, and resting an elbow on the tailgate, a standing shot was taken.

The box was still standing, but it looked different somehow. The light coming off the box looked different as though the box had moved, but it was still there, still standing.

The truck can be seen out away, and the cereal box nearly filled with water. The first shot punched a hole through the box just above the water level.











One can see the smoke from the rifle; the bullet is in the air heading for the box.






Using the bipod, and the tailgate a second time............WHOMP the bullet hit the box, and water flew high in the air. Shooting them cereal boxes is so very very fun.








The water was in the air for about 1.7 seconds, a bit over 50 frames in the video.









After smucking the box, another shot was taken from 200 yard at the target. The shooter then became a carpenter, and headed to the shop where the glass was installed in the cabinet door, finishing the bookcase.

You must have a picture of that bookcase.....