Short range deer bullet???

[stormtrooper1015]

I really like Winchester Ballistic Silvertip. I use 168 grain - excellent factory ammo.

 

[hometownhero]

I used a hornady superformance 150sst last year on a white tail. Was at 39 yards. The hole in it was the size of a fist from entrance to exit. The guy I was hunting with shot a smaller white tail buck at 40 yards with a 7mm rem mag using 165gr winchers superx it passed through but didnt expand. We found the deer 70 yards away

 

[beretta boy]

I found that the round-nosed Remington 180gr. Corelokts (R308W2) were
more than adequate for me, for both deer & moose.
I gave up "counting" years ago, but took some 10 to 15 deer and four moose that I specifically recall with the .308 and this ammunition. Most were in the 20-60 yard range typical to the bush of the Muskoka Parry-Sound district.
No complaints with either caliber or ammunition !

 

[upnadam]

If there that close you can just kill them with a big rock or blunt object. lol.

 

[blasted_saber]

At that range I'd use a scattergun myself but may I suggest reduced recoil loads. Lower velocity gets a lot less "jelloed" meat. There's not a lot of meat of a deer ribs but I know a high velocity bullet at close range leaves a hell of a mark

Thats for sure. Shot a small buck with a 270WSM at about 35 yards.......exit hole was almost big enough to put my fist through without getting bloody.

Traded that gun the following year, dont regret it at all.

 

[Found]

The 180 grain Core-Lokts will work well at that range. When I have used them in the past if the deer is bigger it can leave a larger exit hole. Only solution is to get a smaller caliber rifle, reduced recoil loads, or reload down for that distance.