CallingArkansas
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First of all I do not reload. But once retirement nears I plan to start, just too many irons in the fire to start a new hobby.
Up until last year I had always shot Federal Premium 55 grain NBTs in my .223 Bushmaster Predator. Exit holes on everything were huge to say the least. Furs here in south Arkansas are basically worthless so it really never mattered. The Bushmaster got stolen and I quickly purchased a T/C Venture Predator in .223 and found that it really liked the Hornady Superperformance 53 grain Vmax.
Then last summer after the courts sentenced the Bushmaster thief to 40 years I unexpectedly received a healthy restitution check from the courts since the Bushmaster was never recovered. So with I nice size check in hand and my desire to have another AR rifle I purchased a Chistensen Arms CA 15 3 Gun in .223 Wylde with an 18” carbon fiber barrel. This rifle also loves the 53 grain Vmax ammo.
I’m not sure if the Vmax bullets are considered fur friendly but their performance has led me to ask some of you much more experienced shooters why I’m getting the results I am getting.
So last week I shot a coyote at about 70 yards broad side front rib shot. Bullet exits with a lot of blood and other particles blown out the other side.
Then yesterday I shot the bobcat and coyote in the picture. I shot the bobcat at 200 yards out and hit him center of his throat while he was sitting and looking straight at the call and me. I expected his head to be barely attached but to my surprise there was no exit.
On the next stand I called in the coyote that hung up about 350 yards out. I thought my side x side was concealed several hundred yards behind me but I watched him look straight toward it and then turn and walk off. Later I noticed the windshield on the side x side was visible and had a reflection from the setting sun. Anyway I barked at the yote and and she stopped broad sided. The bullet enter just perfect at the front rib and exited center rib cage with a 1 1/2” exit hole.
Sm.ms
So I shoot a relatively short range shot and hit a yote broad side with large exit hole. I shoot another yote broadside at a relatively long range and have a fairly significant exit hole. Then I shoot a small bobcat at 200 yards in the throat just below the jaws while sitting. That’s less than 4”s of body mass for the bullet to travel and it doesn’t exit.
I realize what the bullet hits internally can make significant differences in how it performed internally, but not to these extremes. All bullets shot were from the same box and same gun.
Sm.ms
Up until last year I had always shot Federal Premium 55 grain NBTs in my .223 Bushmaster Predator. Exit holes on everything were huge to say the least. Furs here in south Arkansas are basically worthless so it really never mattered. The Bushmaster got stolen and I quickly purchased a T/C Venture Predator in .223 and found that it really liked the Hornady Superperformance 53 grain Vmax.
Then last summer after the courts sentenced the Bushmaster thief to 40 years I unexpectedly received a healthy restitution check from the courts since the Bushmaster was never recovered. So with I nice size check in hand and my desire to have another AR rifle I purchased a Chistensen Arms CA 15 3 Gun in .223 Wylde with an 18” carbon fiber barrel. This rifle also loves the 53 grain Vmax ammo.
I’m not sure if the Vmax bullets are considered fur friendly but their performance has led me to ask some of you much more experienced shooters why I’m getting the results I am getting.
So last week I shot a coyote at about 70 yards broad side front rib shot. Bullet exits with a lot of blood and other particles blown out the other side.
Then yesterday I shot the bobcat and coyote in the picture. I shot the bobcat at 200 yards out and hit him center of his throat while he was sitting and looking straight at the call and me. I expected his head to be barely attached but to my surprise there was no exit.
On the next stand I called in the coyote that hung up about 350 yards out. I thought my side x side was concealed several hundred yards behind me but I watched him look straight toward it and then turn and walk off. Later I noticed the windshield on the side x side was visible and had a reflection from the setting sun. Anyway I barked at the yote and and she stopped broad sided. The bullet enter just perfect at the front rib and exited center rib cage with a 1 1/2” exit hole.
Sm.ms
So I shoot a relatively short range shot and hit a yote broad side with large exit hole. I shoot another yote broadside at a relatively long range and have a fairly significant exit hole. Then I shoot a small bobcat at 200 yards in the throat just below the jaws while sitting. That’s less than 4”s of body mass for the bullet to travel and it doesn’t exit.
I realize what the bullet hits internally can make significant differences in how it performed internally, but not to these extremes. All bullets shot were from the same box and same gun.
Sm.ms