blood trail problems. .270
12-02-2012, 10:34 PM
#12
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Port Neches, Texas
Posts: 5,514
Most people seem to think that a small exit wound is always the bullets fault! But, even with a good bullet and a well placed double lung shot you can still miss bone and end up with a small exit.
With a .277 bullet, even if it doubled it size, would only leave a little over a 1/2" exit!
Impressive exit wounds are a combination of a good bullet + speed + hitting enough bone/meat for the bullets energy to push that extra bone/meat out the other side.
12-02-2012, 10:40 PM
#13
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Port Neches, Texas
Posts: 5,514
Also, I won't argue that there are not better bullets than the Rem. Core Lokt, but the Core Lokt is a darn good bullet too!
In my younger days, I have blamed bullet failure! Most people do! But, the reality is that most of the time its not the bullets fault!
In my younger days, I have blamed bullet failure! Most people do! But, the reality is that most of the time its not the bullets fault!
12-03-2012, 02:24 AM
#14
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2009
Posts: 1,926
Too old to change and have a problem
Did a lot of close range hunting in swamps, when young. Instant knockdown of deer was a necessity.
Aways used bullets that weighed at least 165 gr. or more. Slow was ok. 35 Rem exited every time but once. Never went to ultra high velocities for close range hunting.
Lung shots are effective, but never took a lung shot. Went for the shoulders and the main artery running from the heart to brain. Use bullets manufactured twenty years ago and now.
In archery never blood tracked deer. Used a compass reading from the stand site. Blood tracking was far secondary. Directional bearing and big deer on the ground was primary.
Too old to change; too old to recommend to newbies.
Aways used bullets that weighed at least 165 gr. or more. Slow was ok. 35 Rem exited every time but once. Never went to ultra high velocities for close range hunting.
Lung shots are effective, but never took a lung shot. Went for the shoulders and the main artery running from the heart to brain. Use bullets manufactured twenty years ago and now.
In archery never blood tracked deer. Used a compass reading from the stand site. Blood tracking was far secondary. Directional bearing and big deer on the ground was primary.
Too old to change; too old to recommend to newbies.
12-03-2012, 11:19 AM
#15
Fork Horn
Join Date: Nov 2011
Posts: 213
12-03-2012, 06:43 PM
#17
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Nov 2004
Posts: 5,425
12-03-2012, 08:34 PM
#18
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: arkansas
Posts: 3,163
Thats what I thought early, but didnt say anything. If you cant take down a whitetail with a 270 then a 300 win mag wont do you any good.
