This first one is my uncle. Before anyone comments, my uncle is from the Peoples Republic of Kalifornia. The only hunting he gets to participate in is when he comes to OK during Thanksgiving. So, while this deer might not be a gigantic trophy for some he's happy with it and that's all that matters. This guy had been fighting because he had broken off G2 & G3 on one side and they were both fresh breaks. He dressed out at 115 lbs. About average for our area
He hunts with a .270 so I loaded up some 110gr. Barnes Triple Shocks @3000 fps for him. The load worked perfectly as shown by the following pics. The first one is entry, the next one is exit. I really like this load, recoil is mild and the 110 gr. bullet performs great.
The last pic is my dad.
Now my dad is typically not the best shot when he's shooting at deer, he gets buck fever real bad. I wont say he's a bad shot, but I will say that he regularly tests bullet construction and performance with his shots
. Dad was using a .243 loaded with an 85 gr. Barnes Triple Shock bullet @ 3200 fps. The deer was quartering away and dad tried to make the shot behind the rib and take out the vitals. Unfortunately, he shot the deer about 4 inches to the side of the tail. The 85 gr. bullet traveled thru the hind quarters into the body cavity hitting the stomach and part of the liver before exiting thru the far side rib cage as shown in the pic. Although the deer did travel a bit, we were able to recover it stone dead. I think he dressed out at 110 lbs. I am really impressed with the performance of that little 85 gr. bullet. IMO, that's alot of material to pass thru and still do damage. I have yet to recover a Barnes bullet from any of the 5 deer and 2 coyotes we've taken with the Barnes Triple Shocks.Hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving and wishing luck to those of us who still haven't tagged out.
