Recovered ELD-M - Large Mule Deer Buck

[Stinky Coyote]

Well the jacket pretty well intact and on the offside of a 192 yard high shoulder shot my kid made on the partner youth muley draw this year. Impact 2270 fps, launch 2605 fps. Factory Hornady Black 123gr ELD-M ammo. 27% weight retention, core must be blown up with the baseball size part of the spine that is missing, buck was 175 on the hook(limbed, no hide/head/guts), not sure what live weight would be but guessing minimum 250-275 lbs? He was a pork chop, rolled onto his back and was round like a barrel.

Some pics on insta if you can view the link, if not the summary so far with 3 seasons on the Grendel and this ammo from 3 different barrel lengths 16.1", 20", 24" we have 6 critters down (deer/sheep/deer/coyote/moose/deer). Average shot distance 175 yards(192,170,238,200,125,125), average recovered distance 5 yards (0,0,0,0,15,15).

https://www.instagram.com/p/CHv2zUzph47/..._copy_link

Little squirrel guns are just perkin right along.

[peak98]

That’s exactly the kind of tracking jobs I like! Congratulations to your son and you.
peak98

[Dug Silverman]

I love hearing those ELD-M reports. There’s a lot of controversy on the subject, but I think Hornady match bullets are an excellent choice for hunting. I’ve been using Hornady match grade bullets exclusively for years and never had anything walk away. Nor had a single bite with lead in it.

[sundowner]

Congrats on the buck and recovery .