This is a reprint from StealthShooter's posting about his first 450b kill. Copy and paste your other posting over here, so we can better keep track of events.
Opening a new thread for this was the BushMeister's idea.
So, here's goes, a Gentleman's Contest, wherein You are the judges. I alone will settle any disputes, anyway I want. So, even if you don't win, we'll all win by the accumulation of Forensic Data and the betterment of Interior, Exterior, and Terminal Ballistics, as it relates to the 450b.
Good Luck..
..t
Re: First 450 Bushmaster kill
Postby wildcatter » 13 Oct 2011, 07:56
BINGO, and 262 yards to boot!!
Nice kill, now we need details (as in, how well did it kill at that range), the load, penetration angles, bullet recovery, vitals destruction, hold over or sight in stuff, etc.
Just so you guys know, our Stealthshooter here has been preparing for shots to 400+ yards, and this, in an effort to put to rest, that our little gun is only a mere 200yd rig at best, or at least, that is what the Neophyte's on the other big bore channels would have you believe. I guess, they just don't understand what is actually possible, when you have a rig (the 450 Bushmaster) with far greater possibilities, compared to their low pressure, stretched pistol, wanna-be, cartridges. Just because they are stretching their envelops to over-max at 200yds, they can't comprehend our capabilities.
This years hunt, should be a water-shed, enlightening year, in regards to terminal ballistics, for us. You guys are going to bypass the things the Civil-War Engineers/Buffalo Hunters knew, and that consequent Ballistics Engineers, have forgotten. In other words, forget what the paper graphs say, which spells out supposed dismal results for our bullets Ft/Lb Energy vs Killing and find out for yourself just what the possibilities are.
So, how about this.
Two categories, one being the longest ranged Big Game "Clean" kill and the Toughest Kill.
A 438yds kill on a deer might win the longest yardage, but a 225yd kill on a Moose, might be the toughest. You guys will be the judges and lets say January first (subj to change), lets vote on who did what.
To the two categories, as I have lined out here, I will ship, to both winners, 100rds of brand new 450b cases, each.
Now for some rules (Subj to change, as many here want to read all manor of topics about the kill and will define some loose rules as well.). This is a Gentleman's Competition, the voters at the end will define who the winners are, under very loose, ill defined, rules.
Details, Details, Details, about the hunt, how you determined the range, the kill, the postmortem, loads, etc., etc.. Write about it all. Heck, the best story, just might be one of the winners.
AND most importantly, you must not take a chance of wounding the animal, by trying something like a 2500yd shot. This must be a clean ethical kill. If you have a bait pile at say 435 paces, I'd suggest sighting-in at that range, use a stable shooting platform and a bullet up to the task (we got hundreds to pick from, choose one and use that one this year), just realize, if you choose a hollow point (say a 250gr HP/XTP product #45200), which will be going at 911fps (45LC speeds) at my mythological distance of 435yds and will expand and flatten the any serious big game animal, will however, explode on contact, most likely will not penetrate into the vitals, at close ranges. So choose your poisons and tactics wisely, like maybe another magazine with some other kind of bullet for close work???
By doing this you will start to capture the picture, that has alluded Hunters, since the sub-caliber craze became all the rage, more than 140 years ago (imagine killing all those buffalo, with a 308 or how about the 243, 223 anyone?? Holly-Cow!!). Now, we not only have a High-Speed Big-Bore (repetitively speaking, Heck, Win/Fed factory 45-70 300gr loads are are advertised only going 1880fps, from a 24" barrel, that's the 1600fps area for a 16" barrel), but we're shooting ours from a "keep-on-ticking" battle proven rifle, with hundreds and hundreds of bullets to choose from (at speeds, heretofore, not known in this caliber), with thousands and thousands of loading combinations. Can you spell, "Kick-Booty and don't bother taking any Names"??
Again, Fantastic Kill, keep up the good work and to you other guys, good Hunting..
..t
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