Terminal ballistics case study (7.62x39) - opinions?

[salt&battery]

horsey that is real world testing under brutal field conditions. good work

 

[1stmarine]

nice shooting!
243 prohunters are popular for its consistency and wide range of application.
It looks you are going to enjoy a hot soup after that cold session.

 

[horsey300]

horsey that is real world testing under brutal field conditions. good work

Thank you much. The oldest was with me and it was good education for her too as she wants to try hunting next year, probably won't have that big target scope next year, but she's lethal enough at 100 so getting long range opportunities like this are helping her to understand bullet drop and windage farther out there. That load makes it too easy, the shot that entered wide left (exit wide right) was intentional shooter adjustment to make sure of various holes, vertically they were all close to same hold. Her face when I told her that at that distance 25 yds was 7" drop and from zero (225) it was about the height of her brother.....well it was a good education for her today

 

[LoonWulf]

Great shooting, nice that your getting your daughter in on it too!

 

[horsey300]

7 degrees was almost tropical compared to the last week of temps, but we ARE doing a chicken mushroom soup casserole tonight haha!!! And Loonwulf, it's harder to convince her to stay home for stuff like that, but as much as it's fun to take her and she enjoys it.....it's her little brother I'm anxiously awaiting, not because he's a boy but because the way his brain works, I bet I could get him to memorize the ballistic tables for the .223 and .243 and have him calling shots by the 4th of July if I really thought he needed to, he's more patient too. Not bad for a 7 y/o I reckon.

 

[Newtosavage]

Initial test of the 140-grain Hornady Monoflex copper bullets were a success. I loaded them over 24.5, 25 and 25.5 grains of RL-7 and fired 5-shot groups at a chilly but calm 100 yard range this morning. 5-shot groups for the 24.5 and 25.5 grain loads measured just barely over an inch. At 200, they produced 1.75" 3-shot groups. More than acceptable since 200 yards will be the outer limits of this 7.62x39

 

[entropy]

The deer was sharply quartering away, and the bullet entered at the point of the Right rear thigh, then traveled basically the length of the deer and lodged in the front Left shoulder blade. Obviously there was no exit hole. While quartering that shoulder, we noticed a hole in the ribcage but not through the shoulder, so I knew we probably had the bullet in there still. When we boned out that shoulder, sure enough there it was, still intact.

The bullet performed admirably considering the the poor shot choice made. That is all.

 

[Newtosavage]

The bullet performed admirably considering the the poor shot choice made. That is all.

The more I think about the situation, the more I agree with this opinion.