Boolit Shape for Hunting Deer
This year I used an RCBS 30-180-SP GC boolit over 32.0 Grains of H4895 and WLP in reformed Winchester Sweedish Mauser cases for deer hunting with a 7.5 MAS rifle. I had good knock down on three deer so far with these round nosed boolits. So how important is it really to have a large flat point on the front of the boolit for good kill power? Or doesn't it make any difference? :confused:
Pointed deer boolits in 30 Cal
The three deer I shot with the 30 caliber all had complete penetration, with a small hole going in and a wound channel and exit hole of about 1.5" in diameter or more. And much larger when the boolit passed through bone. One went through the back bone and completely shattered it. I am casting plain wheel weights and just dropping them on an old towel. And these were from the pointed RCBS 30-180-SP GC mold. I don't have any idea what the chronographed velocity is though, but they seem to be able to hit deer at varying distances out to 150 yards using the stock military sights set on 100 meters. Off the shooting bench the sights seem to be on target at 100 yards. My guess is the long boolits are not drilling a 30 Cal hole straight through but tumbling through the deer body after striking bone on the way in. So am not sure if a flat point will have a negligible effect on the killing power of a long boolit. If thats the case will a slow velocity 7mm or 6.5 mm boolit do the same thing? I have been reluctant to try the Swedish Mauser or the 7x57 Mauser with cast boolits on deer because of the light boolits. :cbpour: