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huntncoach said:
200 grain flex tip. He was hit in the right shoulder, maybe a little high there. Went through completely and completely exploded his heart and lung and upper esophagus (had whole acorns in there). He ran about 130 yards where I found him.
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Wow! No exit I'm assuming? Surprised he didn't drop on the spot!
 
megalomaniac said:
Congrats!

Which bullet specifically (interlock?)

Where did you hit? Assuming there was an exit with a 35 rem? How far did he go after the hit?

There is something to be learned here... im not sure what that is tho....
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The 200 gr. loads are way better than the 150 gr. A lot better penetration.
 
megalomaniac said:
Wow! No exit I'm assuming? Surprised he didn't drop on the spot!
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Oh, I forgot to mention there was an exit wound. Was almost like I shot him with my bow! Still, no blood. When I started moving him, I could hear the gurgling sound from the exit wound. Just strange I found very little blood.
 
huntncoach said:
Hornady 35 Rem
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I've got a .35 Remington. I had the same problem with those bullets. If the deer didn't drop where I shot it , you were looking for a little to no blood trail and were lucky if you found them.
I have pretty much quit carrying the gun because the good round nose Federal or Remington bullets are too hard to find or when you do they are very expensive.
The ammunition problem with that caliber stems from the new 360 buck hammer cartridge. .
Get you some Federal, Remington or Winchester round nose 200 grain bullets. That should fix your problem.
Or just get a 30/06 . No problem finding bullets for that.
 

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