crackerjack57
11-15-2018, 02:44 PM
Well hey!! another good hunt this year with my 7.62x39 norinco bolt action rifle. that is always expected. didnt go quite that way this year. however I have some questions for you experts. I know the superiority of the cast lead projectiles but this did a little better then i was expecting.
for starters im reloading my own steel cases. im loading 17.2 gn of 4227 with a cotton tuff to fill case. a regular federal 210 primer and for the boollit a powder coated NOE 314466 gas checked boolit that has a BNH of 13. over the crony it measures 1800 fps. with the powder coating i am sizing these to .314 and i can easily do 2" at 200 yards. this year I was expecting an easy hunt at 100 or less yards but it ended up being a much tougher mile and a half walk, 300 yard 2 hour stock, 210 yard shot, boning out and a 2 ish mile hike back to the truck. well, with this 7.62x39 i knew my accuracy would be there for the 210 yards however to be honest i was expecting to find my boolit on the opposite side just under the skin of the broad side double lung shot. when i shot the mulie she jumped, walked 20 yards and dropped. here's where my question comes in......... when approaching my deer i noticed no blood coming from mouth and confirming a double lung shot. when gutting the deer i noticed there was no heart. there was a mass of something that looked like jello under the lungs but no heart. and by the way, it was a pass through?? I was expecting to recover the boolit. pencil size hole in, nickel size hole out and at 210 yards. i wouldnt of expected the hydroshock at 210 yards be able to decimate the heart which was roughly 3" from the boolit passage. I believe this bollit is along the lines of a i believe ranch dog profile, a bit of a flat section on the nose. should i be expecting more from this gun?? 300 or 400 yards???
Sorry..... tried posting a pix but it didnt work.
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for starters im reloading my own steel cases. im loading 17.2 gn of 4227 with a cotton tuff to fill case. a regular federal 210 primer and for the boollit a powder coated NOE 314466 gas checked boolit that has a BNH of 13. over the crony it measures 1800 fps. with the powder coating i am sizing these to .314 and i can easily do 2" at 200 yards. this year I was expecting an easy hunt at 100 or less yards but it ended up being a much tougher mile and a half walk, 300 yard 2 hour stock, 210 yard shot, boning out and a 2 ish mile hike back to the truck. well, with this 7.62x39 i knew my accuracy would be there for the 210 yards however to be honest i was expecting to find my boolit on the opposite side just under the skin of the broad side double lung shot. when i shot the mulie she jumped, walked 20 yards and dropped. here's where my question comes in......... when approaching my deer i noticed no blood coming from mouth and confirming a double lung shot. when gutting the deer i noticed there was no heart. there was a mass of something that looked like jello under the lungs but no heart. and by the way, it was a pass through?? I was expecting to recover the boolit. pencil size hole in, nickel size hole out and at 210 yards. i wouldnt of expected the hydroshock at 210 yards be able to decimate the heart which was roughly 3" from the boolit passage. I believe this bollit is along the lines of a i believe ranch dog profile, a bit of a flat section on the nose. should i be expecting more from this gun?? 300 or 400 yards???
Sorry..... tried posting a pix but it didnt work.
D