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Re: doe down

Postby Texas Sheepdawg » Tue Nov 20, 2012 7:48 pm

What am I looking at here? A left shoulder?
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Re: doe down

Postby buckhead » Tue Nov 20, 2012 8:16 pm

This was close range 20 yards on flat ground but as for the angle made it 40 yards I was shocked myself, I think it would have been different if it had been in the ribs, I'm not joking I have never seen an exit hole on a deer like the one this had wish I had taken a pic of it.
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Re: doe down

Postby Texas Sheepdawg » Tue Nov 20, 2012 11:30 pm

It looks more like it got hit by a 1976 Buick.
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Re: doe down

Postby kottke_35 » Wed Nov 21, 2012 4:56 am

Well, I had almost this same exact thing happen with my 44 magnum last year on a mule deer fork horn. I was shooting the 225ftx from a four inch barrel. Shot him quartering away, almost took off the shoulder and you could put a softball in the exit hole, golf ball in the entrance wound. Distance was about 10 yards.

Probably had(has) more to do with the bullet than the caliber.?

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Re: doe down

Postby buckhead » Thu Nov 22, 2012 5:06 am

this is the right shoulder
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Re: doe down

Postby Texas Sheepdawg » Thu Nov 22, 2012 5:36 am

It's hard to tell without a wide shot.
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Re: doe down

Postby cptrifeg2 » Fri Nov 23, 2012 7:52 am

if it struck the shoulder blade the shock of the round alone could blow the flesh open. I have seen that kind of damage out of 45 cal rounds before if they strike hard bone close to the surface.
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Re: doe down

Postby longnkrnch » Mon Nov 26, 2012 7:47 am

Drew first blood with the .450 this weekend. Two does, both at 80 yards. Was disappointed that neither was a bang flop. Both went about 60 yrds with a little high double lungers behind the shoulder. Exit holes were about silver dollar size. Easy, stand up blood trails on both.
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Re: doe down

Postby wildcatter » Mon Nov 26, 2012 9:25 pm

longnkrnch wrote:Drew first blood with the .450 this weekend. Two does, both at 80 yards. Was disappointed that neither was a bang flop. Both went about 60 yrds with a little high double lungers behind the shoulder. Exit holes were about silver dollar size. Easy, stand up blood trails on both.


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