11-22-2023, 02:25 AM
LRRPF52 Wrote:440 animals were DRTÂ’d with a 70.4% DRT rate. 392 of those were shot with a 123gr Hornady bullet.
112 went down within 25yds of the shot. 18%
47 went down within 50yds. 7.5%
12 went down within 75yds. 1.9%
8 went down within 100yds. 1.3%
6 traveled over 100yds before going down. 0.96%
625 total samples in the survey of harvested animals at the time of that table, which was put together by NugginFutz.
You can add one more 123 gr ELD-m to the list. On 11/11/2023 I shot a good sized buck almost perfectly broadside. The bullet entered through the ribs about 3-4 inches behind the near shoulder, went through the far side ribs, and the jacket was found between the ribs and far shoulder. The lungs were destroyed. I did not find any lead, but did find the jacket. Is jacket separation like this a good thing? It was definitely effective when hit in that spot, but I am wondering what performance might be like if it hit the near shoulder blade. Here are the pics of the jacket in case you are interested.
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