Ej3
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I have been following the .308 hunting load work up thread and found some great information. I decided to create a new thread to ask my question in order to not get off topic.
Yesterday I went hunting for the first time and was lucky enough to kill a deer first time out. I used one of my hand loads. I had settled on using the Hornady 165 SST using IMR 4064. My rifle is a T/C Compass with 22” 1/12 twist barrel and hosting a AAC Cyclone suppressor.
My question is, should I be concerned that the bullet did not exit? I have a friend with many years of experience that insisted there should have been an exit wound. I was in a stand about 15 ft above the ground and I would say the deer was about 75 yards away. Despite shooting a hypersonic round, using the suppressor I heard a distinctive thud upon impact. The deer ran about 50 yds before dying. You can see the entry wound but no exit that we could find.
The round that killed this deer was as follows:
Caliber - .308 Win
Bullet – 165 gr SST (P/N 30452)
Powder – 42.3 gr IMR 4064
Case – Starline (new) 2.205”
Primer - WLR
COL – 2.75"
Crimp – light FCD
Avg FPS - 2635 at 63*F
The temperature yesterday evening was about 58*F. Is it unusual to have no exit wound? Obviously my hand load was effective, but again it was only about 75 yards. Should I be concerned? Maybe I should consider a 150 gr bullet with a higher velocity. Any feedback is appreciated.
Yesterday I went hunting for the first time and was lucky enough to kill a deer first time out. I used one of my hand loads. I had settled on using the Hornady 165 SST using IMR 4064. My rifle is a T/C Compass with 22” 1/12 twist barrel and hosting a AAC Cyclone suppressor.
My question is, should I be concerned that the bullet did not exit? I have a friend with many years of experience that insisted there should have been an exit wound. I was in a stand about 15 ft above the ground and I would say the deer was about 75 yards away. Despite shooting a hypersonic round, using the suppressor I heard a distinctive thud upon impact. The deer ran about 50 yds before dying. You can see the entry wound but no exit that we could find.
The round that killed this deer was as follows:
Caliber - .308 Win
Bullet – 165 gr SST (P/N 30452)
Powder – 42.3 gr IMR 4064
Case – Starline (new) 2.205”
Primer - WLR
COL – 2.75"
Crimp – light FCD
Avg FPS - 2635 at 63*F
The temperature yesterday evening was about 58*F. Is it unusual to have no exit wound? Obviously my hand load was effective, but again it was only about 75 yards. Should I be concerned? Maybe I should consider a 150 gr bullet with a higher velocity. Any feedback is appreciated.