Same setup with maybe the exceptions of running a stock with the MCM A5 profile, and Mil instead of MOA optics.
She's not that heavy, and I'll trust .308 to do what I need.
She's not that heavy, and I'll trust .308 to do what I need.
a fixed 10x for hunting.. interesting choiceWithout question I’d take my old M24 chambered in 7.62x51 with the same Leupold Ultra M3A 10x42mm. I had so much DOPE on this gun it would be the only thing I’d ever need. Definitely not the best piece of hardware on the market especially in 2019, but man that sucker was a tack driver and I probably put over 1,500 documented rounds through it with excellent results.
Not a big fan of fixed powered optics, but that rifle was something else. So many better options out on the market today, and I’m fully aware of the outdated set up. This gun though was just one of a kind. Deadly accurate, glass was excellent even for a Leupy. Gun was just top notch.a fixed 10x for hunting.. interesting choice
My first deer with a bow did the same. 10 yard broadside pass through. She jumped about 10 feet and went back to grazing before toppling over. I thought I had missed at first.My preferred and always attempted POI on game is a heart shot. I've flattened them on the spot with muzzleloaders, shotgun slugs, CF rifles and pistols. I've also had them with the heart blown completely in 1/2 run up to 100yds, with all the above mentioned firearms.
I do everything possible to avoid higher body shots through the lungs. I want two holes low in the body to promote, if needed, the best blood trail possible.
Place that shot correctly and you can kill them with a marble. I also believe it can depend on the alertness of the animal at the time. In general, an animal completely relaxed will drop much faster than an alert animal.
One of my earliest bucks shot with a recurve bow, was completely unaware of me or any other danger. He was feeding just outside the woods in a grass field. The arrow took him through the lungs and stuck out both is sides. He jumped straight up in the air and when he came back down, just looked around. Then he walked a short distance in circles and just laid down. Never knew he'd been shot.
Custom .280AI w. Proof barrel pushing 175 Berger @ 2975fps
Tangent Theta TT315M 3-15×50 w. Gen 2XR