Hey guys, tagged out for Whitetail this weekend in muzzleloader season here in Manitoba.
I had a weird thing happen though. I was lucky enough to shoot 2 deer this weekend, one a doe, and the other a button buck. Not trophies, but man will they taste good! I shot them both from a TC Impact with 240gr XTP's over 2 Triple 7 pellets.
The first was at only 18 yards. Right in the boiler room, dropped on the spot and never even twitched.
The second was shot at about 25 yards. I knew my placement was where I wanted it, but right after I pulled the trigger, my dad said he watched it hunch up like it was gut shot and it ran into the bush. Tracking wasn't too difficult though, as it looked like someone was slinging a red paint can around the bush. Found the deer about 50 yards into the bush.
The entry and exit holes were textbook-perfect for a vitals shot. Right behind the shoulder in, and same out, but as soon as I opened him up, I was met with that unmistakeable odour. Gut shot.
Both entry and exit were well ahead of the diaphragm with the lungs turned to mush, but the diaphragm was exploded and the liver was blown to pieces as well as the gut. The entry wound was almost 1.5 inches across and the exit was damn near 3 inches.
Would hydrostatic shock have caused THAT much damage? I know it was a close range shot, but it looked like a bomb went off inside.
BTW the bullet had enough energy left over after exit to cut a 1.5" polar sapling off 15 feet behind the deer. Are these bullets known for this? Or was I just too damn close?
I had a weird thing happen though. I was lucky enough to shoot 2 deer this weekend, one a doe, and the other a button buck. Not trophies, but man will they taste good! I shot them both from a TC Impact with 240gr XTP's over 2 Triple 7 pellets.
The first was at only 18 yards. Right in the boiler room, dropped on the spot and never even twitched.
The second was shot at about 25 yards. I knew my placement was where I wanted it, but right after I pulled the trigger, my dad said he watched it hunch up like it was gut shot and it ran into the bush. Tracking wasn't too difficult though, as it looked like someone was slinging a red paint can around the bush. Found the deer about 50 yards into the bush.
The entry and exit holes were textbook-perfect for a vitals shot. Right behind the shoulder in, and same out, but as soon as I opened him up, I was met with that unmistakeable odour. Gut shot.
Both entry and exit were well ahead of the diaphragm with the lungs turned to mush, but the diaphragm was exploded and the liver was blown to pieces as well as the gut. The entry wound was almost 1.5 inches across and the exit was damn near 3 inches.
Would hydrostatic shock have caused THAT much damage? I know it was a close range shot, but it looked like a bomb went off inside.
BTW the bullet had enough energy left over after exit to cut a 1.5" polar sapling off 15 feet behind the deer. Are these bullets known for this? Or was I just too damn close?
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