Deer dont know what hit them

[frodobaggins]

I got my first one with my 450 Sunday after Thanksgiving. Walked 30 yards like nothing happened, then dropped dead on the spot

Any pic's?

Unfortunately no, the 4 wheeler broke down and I had to walk back in and get my stand from my other spot, total trip, 3 miles !
They had it cleaned and cut up by the time I got back, which was nice though

It was a little 3 point, about 120 lbs, just shy of a 4 point. (had a little bump but no joy)
Shot it through the ribs, severed some arteries. No meat damage !

[wildcatter]

I got my first one with my 450 Sunday after Thanksgiving. Walked 30 yards like nothing happened, then dropped dead on the spot

Again, very unusual, but sometimes they just know they're dead..t

[A4570Guy]

Ya, my neck shot was a long "lucky" shot. It went in at at angle and I was up on a hill shooting down. The bullet went off the top of the neck bone and went straight out. Fragments got the vein so a lot of blood but no dropping in his tracks. Either way.....I wasnt aiming at at his neck! Hows that for a guy actually telling the truth about a long shot in the wind! I was lucky I even got him. I use a ballistics program on all my loads and guns. I have this one set up for a max shot of 225 yards. He ranged 326 yards. I wasnt even going to try the shot. I have a scope that has 5MOA lines to guide me and used them....and like I said...got lucky!
My program said at that distance I should have been 31.39" low. I didnt have those figures as I never planned on going past 200 really. I did look at this when I got back to the house and after I skinned him and seen what had really happened. The impact was about 18" to the left of where I was holding and the wind drifted it into his neck.
37.0 grains of Lil Gun with a Hornady 250 FXT was the load.
I am very impressed with this little package of a rifle. Thanks Bushmaster!