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- 60 lbs of ribs, bacon, and pulled pork courtesy of the 450 BM
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1. Date of kill. August 2017
2. Hornady Black or Custom? Custom
3. AR 15, Bolt Action or single shot? AR
4. Barrel length and twist rate. 20” / 1:24”
5. Distance to target. (Approximate will be okay if you’re not sure). 30 yards
6. Type of animal and approximate weight. Feel free to post a picture. Wild pig, 60 lbs
7. Did you recover the animal successfully? Yes
8. Where did bullet impact and what organs and bones were affected? Shot behind the left front leg
9. Did the bullet pass through? Yes
10. Did the bullet remain in the carcass and did you recover the bullet and fragments? Post picture if possible. No and no
11. Did you suffer any loss of edible meat? Yes
12. How far did the animal run after being shot? Did not run; dropped immediately
13. What kind of blood trail did you have? N/A
14. In your opinion, what are the strong points of the 250 Grain FTX? Weight and accuracy at short range
15. In your opinion, what are the weak points of the 250 Grain FTX? Probably more bullet than needed at short range on smallish game
1. Date of kill. October 2014
2. Hornady Black or Custom? Custom
3. AR 15, Bolt Action or single shot? AR
4. Barrel length and twist rate. 20” / 1:24
5. Distance to target. (Approximate will be okay if you’re not sure). 210 yds
6. Type of animal and approximate weight. Feel free to post a picture. Elk 725 lbs
7. Did you recover the animal successfully? No
8. Where did bullet impact and what organs and bones were affected? First shot was behind the left front leg, which should have been a heart lung shot, but may have hit the shoulder;
The second shot was quartering away into the right side
9. Did the bullet pass through? Unknown, but probably not
10. Did the bullet remain in the carcass and did you recover the bullet and fragments? Post picture if possible. Not recovered
11. Did you suffer any loss of edible meat? N/A
12. How far did the animal run after being shot? N/A Animal moved away slowly and was tracked by a light blood trail onto a neighboring property; could not obtain permission to continue tracking from the land owner and did not recover the animal
13. What kind of blood trail did you have? Light and intermittent
14. In your opinion, what are the strong points of the 250 Grain FTX? Weight
15. In your opinion, what are the weak points of the 250 Grain FTX? Loss of energy at or beyond 200 yards, excessive drop after 300 yards