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Hello, I am a hunter from Newfoundland, a magical place where you can shoot a moose with anything from a .243 all the way up to whatever the biggest gun you can legally shoot is anymore. I personally own several firearms chambered in calibers legal for moose, some more appropriate than others, but thats besides the point. I like to test all of my guns with my chosen ammunition in various penetration/expansion tests. This isn't the most scientific thing in the world as its usually shooting bottles of water and junks of wood, as well as seeing the terminal ballistics some of these rounds have on various game animals, including moose.
My pride and joy is a Winchester XPR chambered in .300 WSM, it is a wonderful rifle, perfectly accurate, very light, and plenty of power. However, this fat boy of a rifle round has one draw back... It expands the bullets almost too fast in my opinion.
In short, I shot a half descent cow moose last year at about 200 yards or so, between the angle and the step she was taking, the bullet ended up in the top of her front left limb, breaking the bone (idk bone names that well) Little to worry, apparently there was plenty of energy to knock her flat on her ass, literally, she was able to toss and turn a bit before laying flat on her side. By the time I crossed our infamous rough terrain she was no longer breathing, to be careful I popped a round in her head.
After it was said and done, the bullet was found lodged on the bone, she apparently died from the shock of the hit and not from any direct damage to the vitals. It is reassuring to see my gun is packing that much power, but comparing this bullet to some of my other recovered bullets, I found that this 300 wsm 180 grain expanded MORE, and became more like a thick pancake than a mushroom, at 200 yards in the upper arm than a .270 150 grain at ~75 in the spine. Both are equally cheap bullets, probably better suited for deer, but I find the lack of penetration disappointing and I cant help but want to blame the fast expansion.
Is there a easy, cheep solution to this problem?
Premium ammo is far too expensive, even in cheap calibers, to justify the expense for me, and there is also the fact that they just might not preform well in my firearm, as of course, every gun seems to have its favorites. With that both in mind, its too expensive to buy premium ammo.
Hello, I am a hunter from Newfoundland, a magical place where you can shoot a moose with anything from a .243 all the way up to whatever the biggest gun you can legally shoot is anymore. I personally own several firearms chambered in calibers legal for moose, some more appropriate than others, but thats besides the point. I like to test all of my guns with my chosen ammunition in various penetration/expansion tests. This isn't the most scientific thing in the world as its usually shooting bottles of water and junks of wood, as well as seeing the terminal ballistics some of these rounds have on various game animals, including moose.
My pride and joy is a Winchester XPR chambered in .300 WSM, it is a wonderful rifle, perfectly accurate, very light, and plenty of power. However, this fat boy of a rifle round has one draw back... It expands the bullets almost too fast in my opinion.
In short, I shot a half descent cow moose last year at about 200 yards or so, between the angle and the step she was taking, the bullet ended up in the top of her front left limb, breaking the bone (idk bone names that well) Little to worry, apparently there was plenty of energy to knock her flat on her ass, literally, she was able to toss and turn a bit before laying flat on her side. By the time I crossed our infamous rough terrain she was no longer breathing, to be careful I popped a round in her head.
After it was said and done, the bullet was found lodged on the bone, she apparently died from the shock of the hit and not from any direct damage to the vitals. It is reassuring to see my gun is packing that much power, but comparing this bullet to some of my other recovered bullets, I found that this 300 wsm 180 grain expanded MORE, and became more like a thick pancake than a mushroom, at 200 yards in the upper arm than a .270 150 grain at ~75 in the spine. Both are equally cheap bullets, probably better suited for deer, but I find the lack of penetration disappointing and I cant help but want to blame the fast expansion.
Is there a easy, cheep solution to this problem?
Premium ammo is far too expensive, even in cheap calibers, to justify the expense for me, and there is also the fact that they just might not preform well in my firearm, as of course, every gun seems to have its favorites. With that both in mind, its too expensive to buy premium ammo.
