Very nice buck there Ben! Always enjoy seeing another video from your family. Nice shooting that .308! Glad to see Indiana make some changes with firearms you can use for deer hunting. Wishing you and your family a Merry Christmas!
Thank you, brother! So thankful that God always blesses us with beautiful and safe hunts, but this year, he threw in extra backstraps! wootwoot! Merry Christmas to you and your camp too! #thetrophyisinthehunt
Great hunt sir! I've been watching a few of buck/whitetail hunting videos and it is interesting how a deer keeps running a 100 yrds or so when hit with .357 or .44, but falls down instantly when being shot with a .308 or other hi powered rifle round.l. Just goes to show that 1500 ft lbs of energy really is a bare minimum for deer. I'm a target shooter, so i don't know much about hunting, but it's fascinating to me how a deer of the same weight (say a 200 lbs) is a few times more tough and bullet "resistant" than a human of same weight. You don't need more than a single well placed jhp 9mm bullet to kill a man in a self defense scenario. But you need a high power .308 to one shot instant kill a deer of same size and weight. It must have something to do with a muscle/tissue density being different in animal than human?
The engineering of ammunition has come a long way in the last 10 years, especially in the crowded market of hunting ammo. A result of that has been that chamberings which were previously not useable (responsibly), have been vastly improved. Take a look at the amount of softpoint deer hunting ammo made for 223. Take a look at the number of states that are now allowing it to be used. My opinion. The effective ballistics of this round for the purpose of deer hunting rely exclusively on the ability to maintain high terminal velocity, which creates the optimal expansion of the bullet needed for a clean kill. To accomplish this higher terminal velocity, make sure you are either using a longer barrel bolt action rifle which preserves that velocity (~2500 or higher is best), or you limit your range to what will achieve that velocity or greater based on your specific rifle. If you hunt with an M4, stick with shots under 150 yards (basically what you would do with any shotgun or 30 30.) Don't be cruel to the animal. Know what you are doing and why. But don't hamstring yourself with outdated rules of thumb.
If it is allowed within the state for hunting then yes. Some states say no. In nevada I have seen plenty of deer taken with .223 and .243. It is all about shot placement.
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Nice buck dropped buck with my 308 northern WI
Heres a guy who understands what its all about! Great video!
Very nice buck Congratulations
Very nice buck there Ben! Always enjoy seeing another video from your family. Nice shooting that .308! Glad to see Indiana make some changes with firearms you can use for deer hunting. Wishing you and your family a Merry Christmas!
Thank you, brother! So thankful that God always blesses us with beautiful and safe hunts, but this year, he threw in extra backstraps! wootwoot! Merry Christmas to you and your camp too! #thetrophyisinthehunt
Great hunt sir! I've been watching a few of buck/whitetail hunting videos and it is interesting how a deer keeps running a 100 yrds or so when hit with .357 or .44, but falls down instantly when being shot with a .308 or other hi powered rifle round.l. Just goes to show that 1500 ft lbs of energy really is a bare minimum for deer. I'm a target shooter, so i don't know much about hunting, but it's fascinating to me how a deer of the same weight (say a 200 lbs) is a few times more tough and bullet "resistant" than a human of same weight. You don't need more than a single well placed jhp 9mm bullet to kill a man in a self defense scenario. But you need a high power .308 to one shot instant kill a deer of same size and weight. It must have something to do with a muscle/tissue density being different in animal than human?
I’m from Indiana also getting ready to hunt in about 3 weeks
Nice one! Congrats!
I stay in Indiana too, you think a .223 hollow point will kill a nice big Indiana buck at 120 yards or a little more
The engineering of ammunition has come a long way in the last 10 years, especially in the crowded market of hunting ammo.
A result of that has been that chamberings which were previously not useable (responsibly), have been vastly improved. Take a look at the amount of softpoint deer hunting ammo made for 223.
Take a look at the number of states that are now allowing it to be used.
My opinion. The effective ballistics of this round for the purpose of deer hunting rely exclusively on the ability to maintain high terminal velocity, which creates the optimal expansion of the bullet needed for a clean kill.
To accomplish this higher terminal velocity, make sure you are either using a longer barrel bolt action rifle which preserves that velocity (~2500 or higher is best), or you limit your range to what will achieve that velocity or greater based on your specific rifle.
If you hunt with an M4, stick with shots under 150 yards (basically what you would do with any shotgun or 30 30.)
Don't be cruel to the animal. Know what you are doing and why. But don't hamstring yourself with outdated rules of thumb.
If it is allowed within the state for hunting then yes. Some states say no. In nevada I have seen plenty of deer taken with .223 and .243. It is all about shot placement.
@tigger6401 I have 20 years of hunting family experience that says otherwise, we average 3 white tail per year all with .223
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