Finally shot a deer with my Marlin 336 and our 200 grain HP group buy!
I used 50/50 alloy plus 2% pewter. It had a BC of 10.4 and was PC’d and GC’d. I had it loaded with 40 grains of varget with a velocity of 2100 FPS. It was a little destructive but slammed my deer on the ground like it was hit with Thor’s hammer! I took out both lungs. I am still hunting and will make sure to aim farther back to save the shoulders and see if I get the same drop in its tracks reaction. I was impressed to sat the least. My goal was to use an alloy and speed to drop a deer where it stands. I realize it was only one deer so I will be trying to find a few more test subjects during our anterless only and holiday hunts. It was only 11 yards away when I shot it. The doe was actually right under my stand and I had to wait till it walked away a little so I could get more of a broadside shot. I would say the exit in the Hyde was maybe nickel sized if I had to guess. I shattered the leg and shoulder which the fragments grenaded through the deer. I only found one little piece of lead in my gut pile about half the size of a BB. The shoulder on entry was trashed and I probably could have salvaged the meat on the opposite shoulder. My goal was to drop a deer on the spot with cast and if meat was lost I wasn’t worried. Goal met! I will be poking through ribs in and out only next go aground and see if I get the same drop in its tracks reaction. All I can say is i am impressed with the little 35 Rem cast hollow point!
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The extry shoulder is in the bottom. The opposite shoulder on top. My boolit exited through the meat on the top leg.
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