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Thread: Blood trails

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    Something that might have an effect on the amount of blood coming out is the larger diameter of the hole
    compared to a spire point in the smaller than ML calibers.

    I'd expect a ML ball makes bigger holes than say a .30cal.
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    Quote Originally Posted by John McCorkle View Post
    Any chance these would stabilize out of a 1:48 twist?


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    No they are too long to do well in that slow of a twist. 1-32 is about the slowest that will stabilize.

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    Mine using a Patched round ball do not leave much of a blood trail but the drop before leaving one. 10 -15 yards at most.

    Shoot when in a vital shot is most important same as with arrows. Modern arms and jacketed bullets do the same with attention to strike point and not random shots at the whole deer.

    Gut shot is gut shot by whatever weapon.

    Learn to track. get a light if you need to that shows the blood, or a dog that can trail when legal.

    But shot placement is truly #1 any other is excuses of failure.

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Abbreviations used in Reloading

BP Bronze Point IMR Improved Military Rifle PTD Pointed
BR Bench Rest M Magnum RN Round Nose
BT Boat Tail PL Power-Lokt SP Soft Point
C Compressed Charge PR Primer SPCL Soft Point "Core-Lokt"
HP Hollow Point PSPCL Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" C.O.L. Cartridge Overall Length
PSP Pointed Soft Point Spz Spitzer Point SBT Spitzer Boat Tail
LRN Lead Round Nose LWC Lead Wad Cutter LSWC Lead Semi Wad Cutter
GC Gas Check