How is your performance on game?
I have literally killed at least 5 dozen big game animals with 168 and 180's out of my 284. And a couple dozen 150#-250# hogs with my 708, shooting the 140's. Typical VLD Hunting, I've only had two animals ever take a step...and one was an 1800# Eland.
This year my wife and I each shot a mule deer buck, with the 140's, at 250 and 265. On both animals we both got exits, and not the jello vitals like I've been used to seeing for 10 years since using Bergers. The wife's buck was a perfect double lung, didn't hit a rib on either side, and I had a perfect autopsy of the 2 lungs. Berger size hole going in on side lung, and thumb size hole going out the off side lung. Unbelievable blood shooting out 6' on the short death run.
What I'm wondering about is...these bullets did not perform like I'm used to. Not disappointed at all, in fact I love it! They performed like an AccuBomb, or other bonded bullet. But my question is...was this a 140 VLD Hunting thing? I'm sure I had enough velocity to do the jello thing.
What has your experience been with the 140 VLD Hunting bullets? Jello, or pass thru's?
I have literally killed at least 5 dozen big game animals with 168 and 180's out of my 284. And a couple dozen 150#-250# hogs with my 708, shooting the 140's. Typical VLD Hunting, I've only had two animals ever take a step...and one was an 1800# Eland.
This year my wife and I each shot a mule deer buck, with the 140's, at 250 and 265. On both animals we both got exits, and not the jello vitals like I've been used to seeing for 10 years since using Bergers. The wife's buck was a perfect double lung, didn't hit a rib on either side, and I had a perfect autopsy of the 2 lungs. Berger size hole going in on side lung, and thumb size hole going out the off side lung. Unbelievable blood shooting out 6' on the short death run.
What I'm wondering about is...these bullets did not perform like I'm used to. Not disappointed at all, in fact I love it! They performed like an AccuBomb, or other bonded bullet. But my question is...was this a 140 VLD Hunting thing? I'm sure I had enough velocity to do the jello thing.
What has your experience been with the 140 VLD Hunting bullets? Jello, or pass thru's?