JLA Load hit!!! - The Firearms Forum

goofy · 11-18-2012, 04:57 PM

Well I went out again but to the other side of the swamp saw allot of small bucks and does then all of a sudden there was does walking up to me (I was hunting on the ground).
When a spiker came up to me he was walking up to my left and the only nice doe was still 100 or better walking straight at me.
So I held on the neck of the doe and waited to the spike to bust me and when he snorted I shot and the doe.she was still 90+ yards out well she just dropped!!

I hit her dead center at the base of the neck and it made one hell of a hole going in but no exit wound! the round just blew up the heart and lungs.
She was walking up hill to me so I had a good angle hitting her in the neck.
THESE ROUND ARE EXACTLY WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR!!!!!!!!

THANKS JOSH!!!

They fly long range and still spread out at close range.
I'll post a pic of the entrence hole tomorrow morning.It's huge!!!!
Mike

JLA · 11-18-2012, 05:09 PM

No exit means the shroom is still in her. Get back. I want to see it..

goofy · 11-18-2012, 05:19 PM

Yea I will take pics first light.
It hit her and blew up .I tried looking for the slug but only found pieces of lead an brass.
She blew back on her hind and rolled over she did not even move a inch.
Going in to shower and sleep I will be on In the morning.
Mike

JLA · 11-18-2012, 05:25 PM

sounds like a good clean kill Mike.

goofy · 11-19-2012, 08:46 AM

Here are the pics. remember this was a 90+ yard shot straight on she was coming up hill to me.
Mike

hunter29180 · 11-19-2012, 09:01 AM

this story needs more info!! what rifle were you using? and what handload did you use?
caliber, powder, bullet, you know all the mundane stuff you did to prepare for this shot!

OH BYE THE WAY

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!

goofy · 11-19-2012, 09:23 AM

I am sorry this is a continued story.
It's a Beowulf .50 cal the bullet is a Hornady FTX for.500 mag.
All the details are in the "Hey Goofy" thread in general discussion.
JLA and I have been working on a load that will reach out to 250 yards and still be able to take out a deer at 50 yards.
It all started a few years back when the regs. changed so we could use rifles in my zone.
I wanted to have a rifle that would shoot long and short distance but with out changing ammo so I built a Beowulf from scratch but could not get the right load that was good from 10 yards out to 200+ yards.
I have always liked Hornady but was not available so Josh loaded up some for me. And after testing them "The results are in the large bore section" I was very VERY happy with the results.
So I went out hunting and shot this doe.
Mike

hunter29180 · 11-19-2012, 10:29 AM

the FTX is a good one, I use it for our 30-30!

fleetwood1976 · 11-20-2012, 06:28 AM

I shot a button buck at a 100 yrds last night with a hornady sst sabot slug, he ran about 50 yards, but same deal, no exit and when field dressing I notice i just exploded one lobe of the liver.

jlloyd73 · 11-20-2012, 07:52 AM

Did you find the bullet? If so......how did it look?

fleetwood1976 · 11-20-2012, 09:04 AM

i didn't really investigate that far but as grainy as the liver felt, I am thinkin it compleatly fragmented.

11-18-2012, 04:57 PM	#1
goofy Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Contributor Posts: 2,019	JLA Load hit!!! Well I went out again but to the other side of the swamp saw allot of small bucks and does then all of a sudden there was does walking up to me (I was hunting on the ground). When a spiker came up to me he was walking up to my left and the only nice doe was still 100 or better walking straight at me. So I held on the neck of the doe and waited to the spike to bust me and when he snorted I shot and the doe.she was still 90+ yards out well she just dropped!! I hit her dead center at the base of the neck and it made one hell of a hole going in but no exit wound! the round just blew up the heart and lungs. She was walking up hill to me so I had a good angle hitting her in the neck. THESE ROUND ARE EXACTLY WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR!!!!!!!! THANKS JOSH!!! They fly long range and still spread out at close range. I'll post a pic of the entrence hole tomorrow morning.It's huge!!!! Mike --> Last edited by goofy; 11-18-2012 at 05:00 PM..

11-18-2012, 05:09 PM	#2
JLA TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Heart Of Texas Contributor Posts: 17,308	Re: JLA Load hit!!! No exit means the shroom is still in her. Get back. I want to see it.. __________________ It takes 43 muscles to frown, 17 to smile, and 3 for proper trigger squeeze. The latest caliber or gear is no substitute for experience and skill. Rifles and cartridges don't make hits -- shooters do. Fact of life: After Monday and Tuesday, even the calendar says WTF!

11-18-2012, 05:19 PM	#3
goofy Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Contributor Posts: 2,019	Re: JLA Load hit!!! Yea I will take pics first light. It hit her and blew up .I tried looking for the slug but only found pieces of lead an brass. She blew back on her hind and rolled over she did not even move a inch. Going in to shower and sleep I will be on In the morning. Mike

11-18-2012, 05:25 PM	#4
JLA TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Heart Of Texas Contributor Posts: 17,308	Re: JLA Load hit!!! sounds like a good clean kill Mike. __________________ It takes 43 muscles to frown, 17 to smile, and 3 for proper trigger squeeze. The latest caliber or gear is no substitute for experience and skill. Rifles and cartridges don't make hits -- shooters do. Fact of life: After Monday and Tuesday, even the calendar says WTF!

11-19-2012, 08:46 AM	#5
goofy Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Contributor Posts: 2,019	Re: JLA Load hit!!! Here are the pics. remember this was a 90+ yard shot straight on she was coming up hill to me. Mike Attached Images

11-19-2012, 09:01 AM	#6
hunter29180 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: in a motorhome where ever we park! Contributor Posts: 1,627	Re: JLA Load hit!!! this story needs more info!! what rifle were you using? and what handload did you use? caliber, powder, bullet, you know all the mundane stuff you did to prepare for this shot! OH BYE THE WAY CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!! __________________ As I get Older, I have come to understand why our Founding Fathers chose our countrys motto to be "IN GOD WE TRUST", somehow they knew in the future WE would come to the point that WE COULD NO LONGER TRUST THE ONES WHO RUN IT!

11-19-2012, 09:23 AM	#7
goofy Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Contributor Posts: 2,019	Re: JLA Load hit!!! I am sorry this is a continued story. It's a Beowulf .50 cal the bullet is a Hornady FTX for.500 mag. All the details are in the "Hey Goofy" thread in general discussion. JLA and I have been working on a load that will reach out to 250 yards and still be able to take out a deer at 50 yards. It all started a few years back when the regs. changed so we could use rifles in my zone. I wanted to have a rifle that would shoot long and short distance but with out changing ammo so I built a Beowulf from scratch but could not get the right load that was good from 10 yards out to 200+ yards. I have always liked Hornady but was not available so Josh loaded up some for me. And after testing them "The results are in the large bore section" I was very VERY happy with the results. So I went out hunting and shot this doe. Mike

11-19-2012, 10:29 AM	#8
hunter29180 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: in a motorhome where ever we park! Contributor Posts: 1,627	Re: JLA Load hit!!! the FTX is a good one, I use it for our 30-30! __________________ As I get Older, I have come to understand why our Founding Fathers chose our countrys motto to be "IN GOD WE TRUST", somehow they knew in the future WE would come to the point that WE COULD NO LONGER TRUST THE ONES WHO RUN IT!

11-20-2012, 06:28 AM	#9
fleetwood1976 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Southern Indiana Contributor Posts: 1,333	Re: JLA Load hit!!! I shot a button buck at a 100 yrds last night with a hornady sst sabot slug, he ran about 50 yards, but same deal, no exit and when field dressing I notice i just exploded one lobe of the liver.

11-20-2012, 07:52 AM	#10
jlloyd73 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Contributor Posts: 1,931	Re: JLA Load hit!!! Did you find the bullet? If so......how did it look? __________________ --------------------------------------------------- The only thing better than good family is good friends. J and D Lloyd Get ready...it's getting "real" and really fast!

11-20-2012, 09:04 AM	#11
fleetwood1976 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Southern Indiana Contributor Posts: 1,333	Re: JLA Load hit!!! i didn't really investigate that far but as grainy as the liver felt, I am thinkin it compleatly fragmented.