kaibabkiller Report post Posted October 24, 2011 Just wanted to share a photo of the exit wound on the deer my son shot yesterday. I know there are plenty of people who believe match grade, boat-tail hollow points shouldn't be used for hunting but the proofs in the pudding. This is a 30 cal. Berger VLD 168 grain at 2685 fps.The bullet entered in the brisket opposit side.Now we'll see what this does to his bull in November! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
luvdemcoues Report post Posted October 24, 2011 Well at least you didn't have to skin half the animal! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
couesobsession Report post Posted October 24, 2011 HOLY SMOKES ! I've never seen an exit like that! What caliber? 30-06?. Anyway, congrats on the spike to your son. Nice bullet placement . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bonecollector Report post Posted October 25, 2011 Wow, now thats an exit wound. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kaibabkiller Report post Posted October 25, 2011 HOLY SMOKES ! I've never seen an exit like that! What caliber? 30-06?. Anyway, congrats on the spike to your son. Nice bullet placement . Not a 30-06, it's a .308 Win. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RodinAZ Report post Posted October 25, 2011 Yikes, now that's some serious energy transfer. I'm going to try the 130 gr. "hunting" VLD in my 6.5X47L this year. Pretty impressed with the accuracy and longer range consistency. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
270wsm Report post Posted October 25, 2011 WOW!!! That's the biggest exit wound I've ever seen Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Couzer Report post Posted October 25, 2011 I just shot my buck the other day with the 210 vld and had a 1 1/2" exit hole. Not bad! That is pretty narley on the exit hole. Thanks for the pics Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coues&Bass Report post Posted October 25, 2011 My dad back in the day shot a small Muley buck with his 22-250 at about 60 yards. The deer ran for about 25 ft. and pumped blood all over the hill side. When we flipped the buck over it had the largest exit hole I had ever seen! I did not think a small round could make such a large hole. just my 2 cents. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SunDevil Report post Posted October 25, 2011 is it just me or is that a picture to demonstrate what bullet NOT to use? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
willhunt4coues Report post Posted October 25, 2011 Sundevil thats the same what I thought. Thats alot of meat wasted right there to me. A well placed shot behind the shoulder and a good bullet will do the job. I don't know about you but when I shoot an animal I want as little damage done to the meat as I can get. I shot a deer last year with the Winchester power max bonded and the bullet intered the deer but never left it which means all that energy in that bullet when it hit pushed the deer which in turn knocked him down. Thats what I want and when I cleaned the deer I found the bullet. My buddy shot a deer with my gun also within minutes of mine and both never had a exit and there was still blood everywhere. I my own opinion that bullet may be good on a bull but I think its too much on the deer. Don't get me wrong I think VLD are some of the BEST and ACCURATE ammo you can get just too much waste to me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nohoch Report post Posted October 25, 2011 Buddy I was hunting with was using a .270 short mag with 150 gr. Berger bullet and it wasn't near what the pic above shows but it left the largest exit wound I have personally seen. Those Berger bullets will do some damage. It didn't help that he was shooting the buck from 50 yards either though... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kphunter Report post Posted October 25, 2011 I use the same ammo in 168 grain, 30-06. They're extremely accurate, and do the job! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DesertBull Report post Posted October 25, 2011 Did the bullet really blow the hide off the deer or did You cut you cut it away? To me it looks like the hide is cut and the actual hole is about An inch or so diameter. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
couesdiehard Report post Posted October 25, 2011 I don't like that kind of performance either. You only get about 45 lbs of prime venison out of these coues. I dont want to waste any if I can help it. I like a .30 caliber entry & if there's an exit, I want it to be about .60 caliber. If it doesn't exit, I hope its because it's lodged inside bone and not prime shoulder meat. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
