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I was finally able to kill something besides paper with thumper. This forum has been a great source of information from building my thumper to reloading for it! Next time I will avoid the shoulder area and hopefully save some meat!

That's got to be the biggest damage area report on a white tail I recall ever seeing on this forum. I assume that's the exit wound on a shoulder to shoulder through and through? Congrats all the same. Getting to where you can take a shot in the first place is the hardest part. What load did you use? I also assume that was a stop, drop and thrash shot?

Hoot

Hoot wrote:That's got to be the biggest damage area report on a white tail I recall ever seeing on this forum. I assume that's the exit wound on a shoulder to shoulder through and through? Congrats all the same. Getting to where you can take a shot in the first place is the hardest part. What load did you use? I also assume that was a stop, drop and thrash shot?

Hoot

You are correct it was shoulder to shoulder through and through and yes drop and thrash was it. The load was a 225 grain Hornady FTX over 37.5 grains of lil' gun

Sure looks like that 45 colt bullet blew up like a grenade!!!!!

Two shoulder bones will make any bullet into a hand grenade.

Hoot

Hoot wrote:Two shoulder bones will make any bullet into a hand grenade.

Hoot

NOT!

greenbeast95 wrote:

Hoot wrote:That's got to be the biggest damage area report on a white tail I recall ever seeing on this forum. I assume that's the exit wound on a shoulder to shoulder through and through? Congrats all the same. Getting to where you can take a shot in the first place is the hardest part. What load did you use? I also assume that was a stop, drop and thrash shot?

Hoot

You are correct it was shoulder to shoulder through and through and yes drop and thrash was it. The load was a 225 grain Hornady FTX over 37.5 grains of lil' gun

Just goes to show ya..

This bullet was designed for the 45 Colt at 960fps, meaning it over expanded, in the 450b. But! Who Cares! This is such a forgiving cartridge you can pick any bullet, any bullet at all, and still be assured you'll bring home the bacon!!

Congrats!!

..t

Lots of thumper bucks this year. Congrats.