11-21-2023, 03:39 PM
Timitus Wrote:I harvested a doe yesterday. Here is a break down of how the Sierra 120g TGK performed. The load was 27.5g of IMR 4064, COAL of 2.280 at 2450 fps average from my 22" barrel Ruger American. The doe was shot at 30-40 yards. It was facing the right of me slightly quartering away. Shot entered just behind the right leg. It ran 10-15 yards and piled up. The bullet was a pass through with no bones destroyed. Passed between ribs on both sides of the doe. I found the right front shoulder broken but could see no visible reason. When she was running away after bullet impact I didn't notice her leg not working correctly. The bullet did fragment on impact as I found a couple of 1/8th or smaller pieces. It is possible that I will find more in the broken shoulder later. There was no lung damage that I could find.
[ATTACH=CONFIG]20040[/ATTACH] Bullet entry.
[ATTACH=CONFIG]20041[/ATTACH]Bullet exited the chest and passed through the off side elbow.
[ATTACH=CONFIG]20042[/ATTACH]Bullet path through the heart.
[ATTACH=CONFIG]20043[/ATTACH]Bullet fragment damage to heart.
Update on the deer I shot. After processing I found that the blood shot right femur did get hit with the bullet and was shattered. So at the range I shot her it went through bone missed the ribs, hit the heart, missed ribs going out, and went through the off side elbow joint.

