Originally Posted By: hm1996Always What are you shooting, now (rifle/bullet)?
Whatever it is, you do it very well!
Regards,
Clarence
Last couple years I been shooting a bolt rifle 22-250 on 90% of my hunts. When they deregulated night hunting a couple months ago I wanted consistent muscle memory when I hunted both day and night so I bought another savage model 110. A few hunts ago I shot a coyote and the bolt locked shut with a spent shell casing inside. I sent it back to the manufacturer. So while waiting to get my 250 back I threw my night optic on a Remington 700 in 308.
That rifle likes a heavier grain and shoots 165 grain fusion best from what I have tried. I know V-Maxs have mixed reviews by predator hunters. Everything I have ever heard is people either love or hate them. I get spinners using both but since I started using thermal I have been going back and watching the shots on the ones that spin. The one thing I noticed is I keep aiming low on them, I have been making a conscience reminder before I take every shot to not aim low, still going back and watching the video on some I still aim low, its strange cause I don’t think there is any way to get parallax on a thermal.
Most of my spinners are being hit in the sternum and joint that connects the shoulder to the front legs. I have shot enough with both rounds to form my own opinion that when placed in the vitals I still prefer that little 50 gr V-max over the larger 165 gr soft point. From what I am seeing is the larger round is passing thru and taking a lot of the kinetic energy with it. I have confidence using both rounds but I am still working on my shot placement to not hit them low.
