Steve, its a known fact that when the hyper velocity rifles came out, the old .30-30 lost its ability to kill Deer, Elk, Bear, Moose, and everything else it had killed for years and years. I guess the animals started wearing body armor of something.
I always thought the jacketed bullets I used killed a deer as dead as one could possibly be. Now I have learned they can be killed even "deader" with the use of cast bullets at 1700 fps?
Ask anyone on the internet. .30-30 will barely kill a groundhog now.
Had I been using my 7MM Mauser or .260, I doubt it would have gone 50 yards at a flat out run if hit in the same place.
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Had I been using my 7MM Mauser or .260, I doubt it would have gone 50 yards at a flat out run if hit in the same place.
You never can tell- I've seen 'em run 300 yards with their heart blown in two from a hot loaded .270WIN, and I've seen 'em flipped over backwards into the dieing cockroach position by a short barrelled, very lightly loaded 8mm Commission Rifle..... every one is different.