11-21-2023, 03:48 PM
Jake TN Wrote:Settled on
26.8 gr of TAC
BR CCI SR
OAL- 2.255
Took this small eight point. I was not feeling well and was short on time so I did not have time to investigate the results in detail during field dressing. Shot was 75 yards broadside placed for a double lung. Deer went less than 75 yards before dropping. I was a little worried because he didnt act like he was hit. The chest cavity was full of blood. On the entrance side there was bullet hole in the lung without a lot of damage. Almost like a perfect puncture about the size of a bullet. Didnt see any evidence of fragmenting. Maybe I am not getting enough velocity out of the 12.5 SBR. Will do some more testing when I am feeling better and have some more time to hunt. Starting to get a little worried though.
Congratulations on your harvest. I hope you are starting to feel better. I ended up hitting bone going in which explains the fragmentation of my bullet. With future hunts maybe it will become clear if the bullet is to tough to expand without hitting bone.
Was your shot a pass through?

