338 Lapua Improved
100 yards
180 grain Ballistic Tip @3600 fps
Facing me
100 yards
180 grain Ballistic Tip @3600 fps
Facing me
Photos Deer vs 338 Lapua Improved
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Re: Deer vs 338 Lapua Improved
Wow....
Wow....
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So ummmm.....How far did she run?
So ummmm.....How far did she run?
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saved all the good meat....good shooting!
saved all the good meat....good shooting!
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"man she only ran 30 yards and then dropped dead" barely had to track her at all
"man she only ran 30 yards and then dropped dead" barely had to track her at all
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Good thing it wasn't a monster buck
Good thing it wasn't a monster buck
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Not so sure how you're suppose to attach the tag to the ear after that one...
Not so sure how you're suppose to attach the tag to the ear after that one...
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I bet the blood trail was pretty hard to spot
I bet the blood trail was pretty hard to spot
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I made that mistake on a buck out west. 180gr barnes x-bullet. Altitude changed point of impact. Drilled it in eye socket and launched it 10ft and snapped off left antler. Launched that 30 yds back.
"One shot, down in a heep!"
I made that mistake on a buck out west. 180gr barnes x-bullet. Altitude changed point of impact. Drilled it in eye socket and launched it 10ft and snapped off left antler. Launched that 30 yds back.
"One shot, down in a heep!"
Re: Deer vs 338 Lapua Improved
Wow it looks like your bullet didnt even open up lol good shooting
Wow it looks like your bullet didnt even open up lol good shooting
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That's so bad ass. I took my Lapua but didn't get a chance at one. I wondered what it would be like.
That's so bad ass. I took my Lapua but didn't get a chance at one. I wondered what it would be like.
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Great! Now I need a .338! Thanks man!
Great! Now I need a .338! Thanks man!
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Tobad there wasn't any snow on the ground...
Tobad there wasn't any snow on the ground...
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Major Dane Bramage!
Thanks for sharing
Major Dane Bramage!
Thanks for sharing
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kinda reminds me of peeling open a bananna
kinda reminds me of peeling open a bananna
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Well done. I managed to shoot my second deer in the head when I was 16 and that is the only shot I'll take now. No spoiled meat, no running.
Well done. I managed to shoot my second deer in the head when I was 16 and that is the only shot I'll take now. No spoiled meat, no running.
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It appears as though it "might" have been instant incapacitation... appears to be anyways.
D.R.T. (dead right there)
DK
It appears as though it "might" have been instant incapacitation... appears to be anyways.
D.R.T. (dead right there)
DK
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That sir, is impressive!
That sir, is impressive!
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Where did ya hit it?
Where did ya hit it?
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Good God!! If you hit it anywhere else you would have lost 50% of the meat.
Good God!! If you hit it anywhere else you would have lost 50% of the meat.
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splittin' wigs!
splittin' wigs!
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Wussies. I shot one a few years ago at about 45 yards with a 45-70 400 grain lead split nose cast bullet at about 1800 fps. No head. Repeat, NO head left. That .338 is a Wussie. (Good shot by the way!)
Wussies. I shot one a few years ago at about 45 yards with a 45-70 400 grain lead split nose cast bullet at about 1800 fps. No head. Repeat, NO head left. That .338 is a Wussie. (Good shot by the way!)
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That's a wall hanger.
That's a wall hanger.
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That is mounter... Would look good in the dinning room lol
That is mounter... Would look good in the dinning room lol
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Seems like you were out to prove a point more than hunt. Would be a waste had you hit it anywhere else.
Seems like you were out to prove a point more than hunt. Would be a waste had you hit it anywhere else.
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That was really a WOW moment!!! Would a gut shot leave it instantly field dressed?
What fun!
That was really a WOW moment!!! Would a gut shot leave it instantly field dressed?
What fun!
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"Seems like you were out to prove a point more than hunt. Would be a waste had you hit it anywhere else."
Please elaborate? I spent about 32 hours over two weekends hunting, passed on multiple smaller bucks, and shot this for some meat.
"Seems like you were out to prove a point more than hunt. Would be a waste had you hit it anywhere else."
Please elaborate? I spent about 32 hours over two weekends hunting, passed on multiple smaller bucks, and shot this for some meat.
Re: Deer vs 338 Lapua Improved
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Tyler Kemp</div><div class="ubbcode-body">"Seems like you were out to prove a point more than hunt. Would be a waste had you hit it anywhere else."
Please elaborate? I spent about 32 hours over two weekends hunting, passed on multiple smaller bucks, and shot this for some meat.</div></div>
Hey, don't argue! Bend over and take it like a man. You're clearly a douche bag that just does this to stoke his ego.
(sarcasm button on, in case that wasn't clear)
Awesome shooting! I'm out of the country this hunting season and live through ya'll gory pics like this. Thanks for sharing.
-Deadly Punk.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Tyler Kemp</div><div class="ubbcode-body">"Seems like you were out to prove a point more than hunt. Would be a waste had you hit it anywhere else."
Please elaborate? I spent about 32 hours over two weekends hunting, passed on multiple smaller bucks, and shot this for some meat.</div></div>
Hey, don't argue! Bend over and take it like a man. You're clearly a douche bag that just does this to stoke his ego.
(sarcasm button on, in case that wasn't clear)
Awesome shooting! I'm out of the country this hunting season and live through ya'll gory pics like this. Thanks for sharing.
-Deadly Punk.
Re: Deer vs 338 Lapua Improved
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: huber tuber</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Seems like you were out to prove a point more than hunt. Would be a waste had you hit it anywhere else. </div></div>
I dunno how you boys in San Jose, California do it, but in the rest of the country we tend to hit where we aim.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: huber tuber</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Seems like you were out to prove a point more than hunt. Would be a waste had you hit it anywhere else. </div></div>
I dunno how you boys in San Jose, California do it, but in the rest of the country we tend to hit where we aim.
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Looks like it will make Pope n Yum
Looks like it will make Pope n Yum
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wow i think you killed it all right.
good shot
wow i think you killed it all right.
good shot
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thats ridiculous lol
thats ridiculous lol
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Cranial evac
Cranial evac
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Hmmmmm looks like you just grazed her, mite need to give her another just in case
Hmmmmm looks like you just grazed her, mite need to give her another just in case
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: deadly_punk</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Tyler Kemp</div><div class="ubbcode-body">"Seems like you were out to prove a point more than hunt. Would be a waste had you hit it anywhere else."
Please elaborate? I spent about 32 hours over two weekends hunting, passed on multiple smaller bucks, and shot this for some meat.</div></div>
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LOL, ok let me explain. My point is that .338 is a high energy round designed for long range sniping (AI and Sako) it's meant for killing personal who are wearing body armor at over a thousand yards, or as well puncturing engine blocks or missile skins. It's not the best hunting round unless your going after giant game perhaps, but then there are far better rounds for that as well. .338 is just very damaging when it hits, usually blowing things up. It's similar to hunting with a .50cal (not quite but close.) Any study of the physics of a good hunting cartridge will point to .308, 270, .300 win mag at most. This is as well overlooking the obvious, a .338 rifle is about twice as heavy as any rifle that is built around a good deer hunting cartridge, what hunter would want to carry a 14lb rifle around all day (not I)
A body shot at 100 yards with a .338 would have ruined a lot of good meat, that was the the end point I was making. So hence "a waste."
Some people just like to see things explode. Perhaps your on to something? Maybe they should have a thread for pictures of animals that have been hunted with RPG's and high explosives.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: deadly_punk</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Tyler Kemp</div><div class="ubbcode-body">"Seems like you were out to prove a point more than hunt. Would be a waste had you hit it anywhere else."
Please elaborate? I spent about 32 hours over two weekends hunting, passed on multiple smaller bucks, and shot this for some meat.</div></div>
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LOL, ok let me explain. My point is that .338 is a high energy round designed for long range sniping (AI and Sako) it's meant for killing personal who are wearing body armor at over a thousand yards, or as well puncturing engine blocks or missile skins. It's not the best hunting round unless your going after giant game perhaps, but then there are far better rounds for that as well. .338 is just very damaging when it hits, usually blowing things up. It's similar to hunting with a .50cal (not quite but close.) Any study of the physics of a good hunting cartridge will point to .308, 270, .300 win mag at most. This is as well overlooking the obvious, a .338 rifle is about twice as heavy as any rifle that is built around a good deer hunting cartridge, what hunter would want to carry a 14lb rifle around all day (not I)
A body shot at 100 yards with a .338 would have ruined a lot of good meat, that was the the end point I was making. So hence "a waste."
Some people just like to see things explode. Perhaps your on to something? Maybe they should have a thread for pictures of animals that have been hunted with RPG's and high explosives.
Re: Deer vs 338 Lapua Improved
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: huber tuber</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: deadly_punk</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Tyler Kemp</div><div class="ubbcode-body">"Seems like you were out to prove a point more than hunt. Would be a waste had you hit it anywhere else."
Please elaborate? I spent about 32 hours over two weekends hunting, passed on multiple smaller bucks, and shot this for some meat.</div></div>
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LOL, ok let me explain. My point is that .338 is a high energy round designed for long range sniping (AI and Sako) it's meant for killing personal who are wearing body armor at over a thousand yards, or as well puncturing engine blocks or missile skins. It's not the best hunting round unless your going after giant game perhaps, but then there are far better rounds for that as well. .338 is just very damaging when it hits, usually blowing things up. It's similar to hunting with a .50cal (not quite but close.) Any study of the physics of a good hunting cartridge will point to .308, 270, .300 win mag at most. This is as well overlooking the obvious, a .338 rifle is about twice as heavy as any rifle that is built around a good deer hunting cartridge, what hunter would want to carry a 14lb rifle around all day (not I)
A body shot at 100 yards with a .338 would have ruined a lot of good meat, that was the the end point I was making. So hence "a waste."
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That's why he made a head shot, because he was taking it for meat. Who said he carried it around like a spot and stalk hunt, versus moving to various spots and just setting in? Who says he ain't able to do so without any great discomfort, even if it was constant walking? (obviously he managed without an IV in the arm and a "where is Tyler Kemp?" thread) Who said the .338LM has to be used for sniping "personal"[sic] at 1k yards?
Why all the questions, you might ask? Because you seem to have all the answers.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: huber tuber</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: deadly_punk</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Tyler Kemp</div><div class="ubbcode-body">"Seems like you were out to prove a point more than hunt. Would be a waste had you hit it anywhere else."
Please elaborate? I spent about 32 hours over two weekends hunting, passed on multiple smaller bucks, and shot this for some meat.</div></div>
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LOL, ok let me explain. My point is that .338 is a high energy round designed for long range sniping (AI and Sako) it's meant for killing personal who are wearing body armor at over a thousand yards, or as well puncturing engine blocks or missile skins. It's not the best hunting round unless your going after giant game perhaps, but then there are far better rounds for that as well. .338 is just very damaging when it hits, usually blowing things up. It's similar to hunting with a .50cal (not quite but close.) Any study of the physics of a good hunting cartridge will point to .308, 270, .300 win mag at most. This is as well overlooking the obvious, a .338 rifle is about twice as heavy as any rifle that is built around a good deer hunting cartridge, what hunter would want to carry a 14lb rifle around all day (not I)
A body shot at 100 yards with a .338 would have ruined a lot of good meat, that was the the end point I was making. So hence "a waste."
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That's why he made a head shot, because he was taking it for meat. Who said he carried it around like a spot and stalk hunt, versus moving to various spots and just setting in? Who says he ain't able to do so without any great discomfort, even if it was constant walking? (obviously he managed without an IV in the arm and a "where is Tyler Kemp?" thread) Who said the .338LM has to be used for sniping "personal"[sic] at 1k yards?
Why all the questions, you might ask? Because you seem to have all the answers.
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Not knockin ya just curious, who thinks to grab the 338 out of the safe on opening morning, in missouri no less?
Not knockin ya just curious, who thinks to grab the 338 out of the safe on opening morning, in missouri no less?
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