Sorry I have to revise a statement that I made earlier about the 120gr ttsx out of my 7mm-08.
Over the holiday break off work my youngest boy (8 years old) decided he would rather use my -08 rather than his .243 for the second youth season in ky. He shoots them both about the same so why not. I had already re-sighted the gun with 120 gr v-max, for song dogs, and it shoots my ttsx load with the same POA. I decided to have him use some of my remaining ttsx.
The first afternoon we went we had a 100 lb doe come out of the bottom at about 50yrds. He aimed, squeezed the trigger and the deer hit the dirt.
Wile field dressing the animal I found that every rib on the off side had been separated from the sternum, the heart was mangled, and the lungs were severely bruised from the shock. Quite impressive.
I can't say for sure what happened with my deer, or why the difference between the two was so different but I think I'm gonna give them another try next season.
Over the holiday break off work my youngest boy (8 years old) decided he would rather use my -08 rather than his .243 for the second youth season in ky. He shoots them both about the same so why not. I had already re-sighted the gun with 120 gr v-max, for song dogs, and it shoots my ttsx load with the same POA. I decided to have him use some of my remaining ttsx.
The first afternoon we went we had a 100 lb doe come out of the bottom at about 50yrds. He aimed, squeezed the trigger and the deer hit the dirt.
Wile field dressing the animal I found that every rib on the off side had been separated from the sternum, the heart was mangled, and the lungs were severely bruised from the shock. Quite impressive.
I can't say for sure what happened with my deer, or why the difference between the two was so different but I think I'm gonna give them another try next season.