12-31-2014, 01:07 AM
(1) 110 lb whitetail doe taken at 53 yards with 123 A-MAX on top of 30.3 gr of CFE. 18" BBL
Hit low behind shoulder and exploded. Both lungs, bottom of Heart, and exit-side shoulder thoroughly destroyed. Bullet fragments found all over wound channel.
20% of deer's total meat wasted, not shooting anymore meat animals with A-MAX. Sorry for ranting, I should have chosen a different bullet though.
It might be worth including overall bullet performance on the tally, maybe a 1-5 (5 being highest) scale judged by the shooter on how well they think the bullet performed on the given target. I'd give the A-MAX a "2" for deer. It died quickly and not far away, but not in a manner I find acceptable for a meat target.
Hit low behind shoulder and exploded. Both lungs, bottom of Heart, and exit-side shoulder thoroughly destroyed. Bullet fragments found all over wound channel.
20% of deer's total meat wasted, not shooting anymore meat animals with A-MAX. Sorry for ranting, I should have chosen a different bullet though.
It might be worth including overall bullet performance on the tally, maybe a 1-5 (5 being highest) scale judged by the shooter on how well they think the bullet performed on the given target. I'd give the A-MAX a "2" for deer. It died quickly and not far away, but not in a manner I find acceptable for a meat target.