Anyone else shoot these?
I took a doe for canning meat on Thanksgiving Day. I used my Axis .30-06, which was sighted in with the 180gr round when nothing else could be found. It shoots them well, but I always wondered about their bonded soft point and what the aftermath would look like.
To my embarrassment, I pulled the shot and put her down, but I had to put a second one in her to close the deal. The second shot, while bed down, hit her shoulder and I was certain I’d lost all the meat in that region. In my previous experience, a 30-06 at close range always blew up a lot of meat.
Didn’t happen this time.
As I skinned her an hour later, I was completely shocked that she had zero shock bruising anywhere on the shoulder(s), even though I split bone. ZERO! I’ve never seen that in my life. I simply trimmed the impact spot, and the rest was good!
Because the rifle shot this factory product well, I bought a few boxes, and now that I see how it performs, I’m feeling pretty good about the purchase.
