Shot a beet

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Was out on a bush road where some things were dumped, after they had been harvested, and there were some over size beets. Set up a beet, 5 inches across, and shot him with my Hornet, 40 grain factory load.
On some threads where rifles suitable for wolves have been discussed, high speed centre fire 22s are often touted as being suitable for shooting wolves. Take a look at this beet. You are not looking at the exit hole, this is the entrance, where the Hornet hit! The beet was about 20 feet, which may be equivalent to a 22-250 at about 150 yards.
This would just be a painful wound on a wolf, even with a side hit in the ribs.
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now,...doesn't that beet all....:D

That is NOT a wolf round obviously...it would make a great gopher round though....:)

looks like a great beet round though....if one were making borscht.....
 
Loaded with a hunting bullet, rather than a varmint bullet would likely give more favorable result. I would never intentionally go after wolves with my 22-250 and ballistic tips or v-max type bullets, but load a 60 gr partition or a TSX instead.

More than likely, my 243 or 6.5-06 would be picked over a coyote rifle when chasing the bigger dogs.
 
It's fortunate that you took out that beet centre mass first round. They're well known around these parts, especially in late fall before hibernation, to turn on you if you just wing'em.

I think we can all sleep better tonight knowing the Vegetable Apocalypse has been put to rest... for this year anyway. Good work.:D
 
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the hornet might not be my first pick for wolfe, but I would use it in the 40 g factory or even better the 45 or 53 tsx as I imagine (maybe with my eyes) it would kill deer with ease.
 
As mentioned use a good bullet like the Partition or X-Bullet and there is no problem taking wolves with a 223 or 22-250.

Using a varmint or target bullet for a purpose it was not designed for is just plain stupid regardless of calibre.
 
One time I shot a wolf end to end with a 286g Nosler Partition out of my 9.3x64 Brenneke. I ran up to it as it was taking it's last breath (or so I thought) stopped for a second then continued past to shoot at some more wolves down the cut line. When I turned around to collect my wolf I saw it stagger to it's feet then suddenly compose it's self and run off at a high rate of speed.


I saw the entrance and exit wounds on that wolf. It was a stem to stern hit. I have never witnessed a game animal take that kind of hit then regain it's strength and run off so fast. The Brenneke is a powerful rifle. The wolf is a powerful animal.
 
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