Carcass Damage

[jon15 14]

Have just changed over to some 70g Federal BT, for the summer usually shoot the 95g Federal BT but thought I would be shooting more foxes and thought I would try a change, whilst out and about I have shot two Muntjac with them and have found both to have massive carcass damage. Admittedly one was shot a little far forward and caught a shoulder but the other went straight through the top of the heart and lungs but still caused massive haemorrhaging, does anyone else use these, and do they have the same problem?

Thanks and happy hunting.

[Mr_Logic 5]

I'm assuming you're talking 243? The 95 grain is a different tip than the 70 grain. The 95s expand more slowly and are for deer, the 70s are violent as hell and are for foxes. (coyotes etc as well, in the USA)

[jon15 14]

I'm assuming you're talking 243? The 95 grain is a different tip than the 70 grain. The 95s expand more slowly and are for deer, the 70s are violent as hell and are for foxes. (coyotes etc as well, in the USA)

 

Yes, am using a .243, and you are not wrong about them being as violent as hell, thanks i did not know they had different BT, will limit them to foxes only from now on.

[Mr_Logic 5]

I'm assuming you're talking 243? The 95 grain is a different tip than the 70 grain. The 95s expand more slowly and are for deer, the 70s are violent as hell and are for foxes. (coyotes etc as well, in the USA)

 

Yes, am using a .243, and you are not wrong about them being as violent as hell, thanks i did not know they had different BT, will limit them to foxes only from now on.

I wouldn't limit them just to foxes, perfectly good on the deer as well, but you need to neck or head shoot, so if you're happy with those shots, you're sorted.

[coldweld 65]

Learn to live with the meat damage. Although alot of people use the .243 for all deer and are very happy with its performance it was designed as a vermin round and therefore is very fast and accurate.

 

I would only take a head shot as last resort on a shot or crippled beast.

Edited July 28, 2009 by coldweld

[Deker 3,478]

Double/triple edged problem are this one, light .243 with ballistic tips are excellent deer killing tools, you will not need the dogs using these..but as you have already noted they do tend to do a lot of meat damage! Most who eat or sell the carcase (most people) will not use ballistic tips on a regular basis unless they take head/neck shots..which opens up yet another debate

[jamie g 17]

its wierd in my 22/250 i find the v max dont do that much damage and softpoints do on fox. yet for deer its the other way round

[dicehorn 38]

its wierd in my 22/250 i find the v max dont do that much damage and softpoints do on fox. yet for deer its the other way round

 

Think you will find Jamie on a heart/lung shot on a fox - if you were to skin the fox you would get some idea of tissue damage(meat that is reduced to jelly) Its because we dont open up foxes we do not appreciate what the A Max will do in our 22.250s

[Mr_Logic 5]

Tbh I find that odd - in 223 and 243 the various polymer tips, vmax & blitzking, make bloody great holes in Charlie...

[jamie g 17]

i guess it all depends what it hits on the way through