Lyman 457122 Tree Penetration Testing

I had to shoot a few rounds on Friday to ward off a bad case of cabin fever. I loaded up these 330 gr. hollow points and a few 405 gr. fp.
I used the lowest starting Trapdoor data with Varget.

I was following the boolit trails in the snow to see if I could find any, and came upon this tree. Being a new caster, I have never hunted deer with anything other than full-length gas checked bullets. After looking at the tree, I am convinced that even this tiny boolit, just barely truckin' along, would take care of any whitetail I would ever encounter.

Winter is back.
Regards,
Jeff

It takes some special perspective to make a 330 grain pill "tiny"!

I bet it will suit you well, though. Those are pretty boolits.

I shot a small tree down once. You're on your way to real firewood.

your 405 gr load matches the ballistics that millions of buffalo had an issue with a hundred sumthin years ago.

it's all an educated guess,,,, till the trigger is pulled.

the more i find out about shootin boolits, the more it contradicts everything i ever learned about shooting jaxketed.

Until you actually kill an animal with one of your boolits, its hard to believe that they would work.
Afterwords though, you see what great a job they do and wonder why you doubted yourself.

Thats when I became REALLY (and I mean REALLY) hooked on cast boolits.

That poor ole tree. I dunno, maybe ought to call the tree police on ya.
I have enjoyed those same times. Sometimes ya just gotta get out.

I came into this world kicking, screaming, and covered in someone elses blood. I plan to go out the same way.

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Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt"

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