Big Bore Vs Deer
- Thread starter Brian.in.MI
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I also hunt deer in Michigan with a big bore actually the Sain gone you are 45 Texan I’ve shot several with several different kinds of ammo and actually I would say about 80% of them drop in their tracks the thing I’m wondering now is does around Ball do just as good as any of these hollow points they generally blow through and I would prefer to have two holes then hollow point mushrooming and not coming out i’m assuming that’s the 265 Nielsen that you used to kill your huge buck with that is pictured here? I’ve yet to use that brand of slug Like I said I’ve dropped them in your tracks with round balls large Diablo pellets and hollow points just looking for some opinion
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Yea we’re sort of a niche / oddball group, haha. I’ve done big bores for years and have tried so many different brands of bullets and balls. Before I started shooting NSA, the best accuracy with my Texan was with Hornady .457 round ball. BUT there’s a catch with RB’s as you know. They have a very short attention span! RB accuracy goes out the window past 50 yards, but all of the deer I ever killed with them were under 40 yards, so no problem, right?
Im starting to make a short story long, so I’ll get right to it- The NSA 265 to 295 grain hollow points are more accurate than RB’s in my typical kill circle. Beyond 50 yards, is where they REALLY rule. It’s become enjoyable to go long and bench shoot the Texan, which I never thought I’d say. So one bullet for every purpose. I don’t shoot them because they’re bullets, or because they’re hollow point, they just deliver the best accuracy at every distance I’ll ever shoot. The mushrooming is just a bonus I guess. Vital shots are always pass through with bullets or balls. Head shots are pass through about 1/2 the time depending on distance and how much bone is in the way. This bullet (you’re correct, 265gn) was trapped right under the hide on the off side. Had it not mushroomed, there’s no doubt it’d be a pass through.
I think Airforce Airguns owes custom bullet makes a huge debt of gratitude for making their rifle perform to its potential. “Build it and the bullets will come” I guess, haha. I’ve not tried the .45 skirted pellets, but I would assume they’re pretty accurate(?) but will have a MUCH lower BC than a bullet of comparable weight. I know they’ll kill a deer with a clean vitals shot. Seems like they’d be devastating on thin skinned, medium size game. I may get one final doe tag for the late antlerless season this month. Are you done yet?
Im starting to make a short story long, so I’ll get right to it- The NSA 265 to 295 grain hollow points are more accurate than RB’s in my typical kill circle. Beyond 50 yards, is where they REALLY rule. It’s become enjoyable to go long and bench shoot the Texan, which I never thought I’d say. So one bullet for every purpose. I don’t shoot them because they’re bullets, or because they’re hollow point, they just deliver the best accuracy at every distance I’ll ever shoot. The mushrooming is just a bonus I guess. Vital shots are always pass through with bullets or balls. Head shots are pass through about 1/2 the time depending on distance and how much bone is in the way. This bullet (you’re correct, 265gn) was trapped right under the hide on the off side. Had it not mushroomed, there’s no doubt it’d be a pass through.
I think Airforce Airguns owes custom bullet makes a huge debt of gratitude for making their rifle perform to its potential. “Build it and the bullets will come” I guess, haha. I’ve not tried the .45 skirted pellets, but I would assume they’re pretty accurate(?) but will have a MUCH lower BC than a bullet of comparable weight. I know they’ll kill a deer with a clean vitals shot. Seems like they’d be devastating on thin skinned, medium size game. I may get one final doe tag for the late antlerless season this month. Are you done yet?
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Same here (1 Doeleft) my son is a United States Marine & will be home for Christmas & wants to hunt so I need that to stay in the woods with him. I’ve been waiting to try the Nielsens and I definitely will up to now I’ve had good luck with High Arc Hunter ammo & the African air ordinance king Diablo 180 grain they are very accurate so much so I made a clean kill at 118 yards with a nice shoulder shot on a mature Doe the pellet was just under the skin of the off shoulder. Thanks for the feed back
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That is just fantastic Brian! Congrats. How far was that shot taken at? Where did you hit it? How far did it run, if at all?
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Thank you, kind sir. The shot was 30 yards, hunting archery style (full 3D camo, scent control). The pic above shows the wound channel through its head. I put it’s eye out, kid. D.R.T. (dead right there)
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