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Re: best caliber for dogs
« Reply #15 on: January 31, 2013, 09:33:35 PM »
Ya it was kind of weird but sometimes bullets do weird things. I didn't notice it fragmenting inside but did not recover the bullet either. It was somewhere in the back rump somewhere and didn't try to find it. Was more worried about skinning it and getting it cooled down. I used the same bullet on a bobcat several seasons back to and it blew through the cat broadside and left the same diameter hole on the exit as it did the entrance. Plus a small little hole from a rib fracture poking through. Flipped it on it back. Cool to see the vapor trail from a long shot go into a animal like that. Can't believe I smoked it at 458 yards. My longest shot at an animal by far.right behind the shoulder.
I guess you can tell I like hunting with a 270.
Lately I switched to the 140 Berger vld bullets for deer but want to try them on a yotie to see the reaction of them on small game.
But I always will go back to the Sierra 90 gr hollow points. Awesome load for varmints.

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Re: best caliber for dogs
« Reply #16 on: January 31, 2013, 09:41:38 PM »
I shot a coyote in the chest with a 270 140 gr accubond and it did no external damage whatsoever ever. Small hole in and no exit. Dropped in his tracks and messed his insides up pretty good but no visual damage outside. Although it was at 243 yards. Here he is. Took couple seasons back. Haven't targeted to much lately. Need to get back out.

Wow, that's really surprising that it didn't exit. And here I was thinking about using that same bullet for elk. I guess I'll stick with Barnes.

I and a few of my friends have gotten pass throughs on shoulder shots at 300 yards on muleys  :dunno: havent seen a deer not drop from that bullet actually, but we typically go for shoulder shots.

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Re: best caliber for dogs
« Reply #17 on: January 31, 2013, 09:46:39 PM »
The one deer I shot with the 140 gr accubond put it straight down with a pass through. Was a spike blacktail at forty yards. My first buck seasons ago. Love accubonds might go back and try reloading them. Only ever factory shot them.

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Re: best caliber for dogs
« Reply #18 on: February 03, 2013, 11:18:31 PM »
when they say the season is year round does that mean til march 31 when my big game licence expires?

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Re: best caliber for dogs
« Reply #19 on: February 03, 2013, 11:23:34 PM »
when they say the season is year round does that mean til march 31 when my big game licence expires?

It means there is no closed season for coyotes. But a valid hunting license is required.

 


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