The grandkids shot two deer on Youth Day this year, using the Hornady GMX in .243 Win rifles. Both fully penetrated and did a great job inside.
The first was at 50 yards, a 125 lb buck and the second, a 144 lb doe at 175 yards.
Placement was quartering on the buck, breaking the shoulder, through the lungs and out through the ribs on the opposite side. The doe was a crossing shot, killed with one shot, high in the lungs and near enough to the spine to drop it instantly. The lungs were destroyed in both cases.
I told both kids and fathers to limit shots to 200 yards this season. Maybe that could be stretched to 300 yards in the future.
The first was at 50 yards, a 125 lb buck and the second, a 144 lb doe at 175 yards.
Placement was quartering on the buck, breaking the shoulder, through the lungs and out through the ribs on the opposite side. The doe was a crossing shot, killed with one shot, high in the lungs and near enough to the spine to drop it instantly. The lungs were destroyed in both cases.
I told both kids and fathers to limit shots to 200 yards this season. Maybe that could be stretched to 300 yards in the future.