358 Win boolit recovered

[barney67]

Took a doe this weekend, shot her head on through the chest, boolit ended up under the hide on her left thigh. Lee 200 grain RNFP with IMR 3031 at 2100 fps, about 205 grains PC'd and checked, recovered boolit weighed 199 grains and mushroomed to just under .5 inch at the widest point.

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[Hogdaddy]

Nice shooting, Boolit did it's job ; )
H/D

[Stephen Cohen]

That must be a hard bullet, several years back another member here showed the damage from a similar load through the shoulders, it destroyed the whole front area and looked like a grenade went off in it. Well done. Regards Stephen

[Silvercreek Farmer]

Nice. What alloy, range? A little surprised it didn't exit.

I recovered the same boolit cast from 49/49/2 COWW, pure, pewter from the dirt after it passed through a spike buck at 25 yards. Hit no bone other than ribs. Push it to 2300 or so with Reloder 7. It was mushroomed quite a bit more and some broken off, weighed 158 gr., but the dirt may have caused some of the expansion/weight loss.

[bmortell]

that's a pristine looking mushroom for going through a deer, or almost through rather. also if you could tell us alloy details that would be great. and good job

[cwlongshot]

BERY NICE!!

I sent a 220 HP MP 359-220 bullet cast in 20:1 Alloy, thru the chest two ribs two lungs and heart then just behind elbo bone of 137# Buck last week... Nothing recovered Impact just shy of 1400 fps.

[RU shooter]

Good job looks like that bullet worked nicely

[farmbif]

awesome , never did quite understand why the 358 cal rifles never caught on big time, more evidence they sure do work

[barney67]

Sorry to say I don't remember the exact alloy, but it was lead, wheel weights and pewter mixed to about 11 BHN on the alloy calculator. Range was 75 yards.

[white eagle]

wow nice shootin pilgrim
I remember shooting a doe with my 358
same type of set up shot her facing me through
the chest only found the gas check near the base
of her tail
excellent job and should be great table fare,enjoy!