I keep telling you blokes that.

[John Gryphon]

Sambar deer can be very tough. Mates son hit one here last weekend. By all accounts that one is supposed to believe that hind shouldnt have been able to stand.

Mates account......He was carrying his 458 Win Mag loaded with 300 grain Barnes TTSX BT bullets made for the 458 SOCOM. As Cameron rounded the corner, he spotted 2 does feeding and belted one at about 50 meters. It dropped on the spot and thrashed around for a couple of seconds, before regaining its feet and running off. A quick search showed no blood at all, but we quickly found where it had expired after 20 paces.

The bullet hit towards the front of the shoulder and exited around the centre of the off-side shoulder.

 

[Smellydog]

Did he only take one round with him John?

 

[John Gryphon]

Did he only take one round with him John?

Doubt it, it was a case of hind down, up and over the edge in a flash.
I think young bloke was too surprised to throw another at it.

Dads pics.
Entry then exit.
Off shoulder no faffing about, he did well and it was his first sambar too so make that especially well.

That deer should have stayed down but the bullet/cal comb is too heavy in reality.
I find in the 9.3x64 that it puts them down far quicker with 232 gr`s than 285 gr`s thus imo the 300`s in the 45 probably left a lot of energy downrange. The deer is dead and fully recovered down to its last feed.

 

[RifleTuner]

He was pretty confident in his shot and when it went down he thought it would stay down. He was a bit surprised when it got back up, but knew it wasn't going far. Granted a follow-up shot can be good insurance, but I doubt a second shot would have made this one die more quickly. The whole thing payed out in 10 seconds or less.

 

[John Gryphon]

That`s a horrible wart on that barrel lol.

 

[Loki]

Lefties usually 'different'.........