dgradinaru
CGN frequent flyer
- Location
- British Columbia
It's been a while since I made a thread about my 8x57's (8mm Mauser) in action on CGN. Thought I'd share my results from last fall and this spring. The freezer's been full and have been eating from these harvest's daily!
I've also been playing with new loads for different rifles and trying the like's of RWS H-Mantle, Hornady SST's, Nosler E-Tip, S&B SPCE, and Barnes TTSX 160gr
Performance as expected with proper loads is every bit the equivalent of the 30-06 and has preformed very well on game. No complaints on my end.
Here's a spike fork bull taken at 209 yards with a single shot from a 195gr Interlock starting off at 2570 fps out of my 22" Sauer. The bull didn't make it 20 yards and toppled over within seconds of the shot. Shot through both lungs and caught the bullet on the offside. Picture perfect expansion.
During the deer rut I connected with a typical 4 point mule buck on the run around 100 yards. I was using my CZ 550 with 195gr interlocks at 2640 fps. I had a generous lead on the running buck and hit him in the neck and dropped him. No recovered bullet, clean pass through.
Here's a big 400+lb bear that was shot at less than 25 yards, late fall bear. Squared 6'6". Using the irons on my Husqvarna and Nosler E-tip 180gr factory loads rated at 2550 fps. The boar was shot in the chest and bullet travelled length wise and imbedded itself in the rear portion of the spine. Great expansion.
Filled my whitetail tag last fall with a spike buck. Tender meat! Shot around 40ish yards with 187gr RWS H-mantle bullets at 2550 fps. Frontal chest shot, I kid you not, the buck did a back flip, landed on its back and literally drove itself in the ground for 20 yards and expired. No recovered bullet as it exited the rib cage.
I've also been playing with new loads for different rifles and trying the like's of RWS H-Mantle, Hornady SST's, Nosler E-Tip, S&B SPCE, and Barnes TTSX 160gr
Performance as expected with proper loads is every bit the equivalent of the 30-06 and has preformed very well on game. No complaints on my end.
Here's a spike fork bull taken at 209 yards with a single shot from a 195gr Interlock starting off at 2570 fps out of my 22" Sauer. The bull didn't make it 20 yards and toppled over within seconds of the shot. Shot through both lungs and caught the bullet on the offside. Picture perfect expansion.
During the deer rut I connected with a typical 4 point mule buck on the run around 100 yards. I was using my CZ 550 with 195gr interlocks at 2640 fps. I had a generous lead on the running buck and hit him in the neck and dropped him. No recovered bullet, clean pass through.
Here's a big 400+lb bear that was shot at less than 25 yards, late fall bear. Squared 6'6". Using the irons on my Husqvarna and Nosler E-tip 180gr factory loads rated at 2550 fps. The boar was shot in the chest and bullet travelled length wise and imbedded itself in the rear portion of the spine. Great expansion.
Filled my whitetail tag last fall with a spike buck. Tender meat! Shot around 40ish yards with 187gr RWS H-mantle bullets at 2550 fps. Frontal chest shot, I kid you not, the buck did a back flip, landed on its back and literally drove itself in the ground for 20 yards and expired. No recovered bullet as it exited the rib cage.
