There is almost continuous discussion here of this bullet vs. that bullet for deer hunting.
The discussion usually seems to falls into two distinct lines of thought, either the use the most heavy duty construction bullet from a magnum of some variety vs. the use whatever you can shoot best and place most precisely which usually means a match bullet or something similar.
I favor the second group. To me, the ideal placement is in the spine at the base of the neck just forward of the shoulder. I think most any bullet will work fine as long as it is accurate.
Here is a video of my wife shooting a cull buck last weekend with her 308 GAP, Nightforce, and in this case factory Hornady TAP 168 grain Amax.
SMK's and Cauterucios produce similar results in my personal experience. This box of ammo was handy and I wanted to use it up, so she checked her zero and then we took it hunting.
While the debate will never end, here is why I feel comfortable hunting with match bullets. They allow for effective and humane results on the animals.
Details on the deer - The deer was a 3 1/2 year old, 7 point, measuring a total of 81", which is a definite must go on the cull criteria for this ranch. Dressed weight was only 125#, which is abnormally low for this ranch, but we are experiencing an epic level drought. In case anyone wonders why she is using a rifle in October in Texas, this is an 10,000+ acre low fence ranch with a Level 3 Managed Lands Permit.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDl0y6dVNig
The discussion usually seems to falls into two distinct lines of thought, either the use the most heavy duty construction bullet from a magnum of some variety vs. the use whatever you can shoot best and place most precisely which usually means a match bullet or something similar.
I favor the second group. To me, the ideal placement is in the spine at the base of the neck just forward of the shoulder. I think most any bullet will work fine as long as it is accurate.
Here is a video of my wife shooting a cull buck last weekend with her 308 GAP, Nightforce, and in this case factory Hornady TAP 168 grain Amax.
SMK's and Cauterucios produce similar results in my personal experience. This box of ammo was handy and I wanted to use it up, so she checked her zero and then we took it hunting.
While the debate will never end, here is why I feel comfortable hunting with match bullets. They allow for effective and humane results on the animals.
Details on the deer - The deer was a 3 1/2 year old, 7 point, measuring a total of 81", which is a definite must go on the cull criteria for this ranch. Dressed weight was only 125#, which is abnormally low for this ranch, but we are experiencing an epic level drought. In case anyone wonders why she is using a rifle in October in Texas, this is an 10,000+ acre low fence ranch with a Level 3 Managed Lands Permit.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDl0y6dVNig
