And ANOTHER afternoon walk

Went to a friend farm for a stroll and came across this young "fella", 7mm Rem Mag, 162r Amax at 2800ft/s at a range of no more than 70mts. fell on the spot, no exit wound but i count find the bullet or fragments inside, only a 4-5" diameter hole.

Cheers.

Mac

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Gee Mac that's a pretty slow 7mm, what load are you using?

Plenty of deer around at the moment, everyone must have full freezers!

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Originally Posted by craigc

Gee Mac that's a pretty slow 7mm, what load are you using?

Plenty of deer around at the moment, everyone must have full freezers!

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Hey Craig, i use 69.5 of ADI2217, i know it is "slow" but it is also accurate in my rifle. I really don't push it too hard as it is my tack driver rifle, i hunt everything from any distance pretty much.

Cheers.

Mac

Here is couple photos of the damage caused by the amax. Chest shot going towards it left side.

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At 70m??!! That looks like bugger all damage to meat.
Interesting. Good.


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Originally Posted by PERRISCICABA

Hey Craig, i use 69.5 of ADI2217, i know it is "slow" but it is also accurate in my rifle. I really don't push it too hard as it is my tack driver rifle, i hunt everything from any distance pretty much.

Cheers.

Mac

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2 and a half more grains kuz ;)

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At 70m??!! That looks like bugger all damage to meat.
Interesting. Good.


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Maybe because it was still too fast and only really expand on the shoulder blade bones.

Almost over the dead body of the deer this thread was created... Just a handbag though.

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And another little walk, has been around 5 months since I last shot an animal, today everything went "too well".

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Great stuff

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Originally Posted by PERRISCICABA

Hey Craig, i use 69.5 of ADI2217, i know it is "slow" but it is also accurate in my rifle. I really don't push it too hard as it is my tack driver rifle, i hunt everything from any distance pretty much.

Cheers.

Mac

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Shit that is slow eh, i get 2990 fps with 67.5gr of 2217 from a 22" barrel in my 7mmSAUM ;)

Did you keep the skin off that crazy speckled fallow?

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Shit that is slow eh, i get 2990 fps with 67.5gr of 2217 from a 22" barrel in my 7mmSAUM ;)

Did you keep the skin off that crazy speckled fallow?

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Hahaha, 2 different "beasts". No I have t keept the skin, it was a very young red deer.

I would say 162 gn proj doing 2800 is about perfect for normal hunting range surely? Maybe That's why we are seeing the impressive lack of meat damage. There is such a thing as too fast I reckon. There is an ideal speed on impact. Muzzle velocity merely determines the range at which that speed will obtain.

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I would say 162 gn proj doing 2800 is about perfect for normal hunting range surely? Maybe That's why we are seeing the impressive lack of meat damage. There is such a thing as too fast I reckon. There is an ideal speed on impact. Muzzle velocity merely determines the range at which that speed will obtain.

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Put this way, yes it is slow but accurate and deadly in between 5-500 meters... No meat demage because it was head shot.

Thank you for the comments.