Author Topic: 308 passthrough (Read 773 times)

Cobra7 · « **on:** January 11, 2006, 05:10:31 PM »

Is anyone having problems with their 308 not leaving an exit wound? I never had this problem with a 30-06. I was shooting 150gr Rem. Cor-Lokts. We are talking about 80-125lb Whitetails from 150 yards or less shot in the shoulder or ribs. Sean

Lone Star · « **Reply #1 on:** January 12, 2006, 02:47:28 AM »

In your other identical thread, responders were unclear what you meant. I assume that you mean the bullet did not exit the deer, remaining inside. This would be odd behavior, as Remington loads the same bullet in both the .30-06 and the .308 - the only difference is a little more velocity with the former cartridge. Has this happened more than once to you? When hunting and shooting animals, almost anything can happen once due to odd circumstances. If it happened repeatedly then I'd start to worry. I don't think that Remington would sell as much .308 ammo as they do if it didn't work most of the time.

Idaho_Hick · « **Reply #2 on:** January 12, 2006, 07:25:37 AM »

NO!

All 150 grain bullets from my .308 always go through deer and antelope.
Federal, remington, and speer.

jvs · « **Reply #3 on:** January 12, 2006, 11:19:03 AM »

If when you opened up your Deer and you found nothing but a Jello like substance where the Heart, Lungs and Liver were, you got optimum bullet performance. Not having an exit wound is nothing to fret about. I may get into trouble with some of the Magnum people, but sometimes too much velocity can work against you. A .308 with 150 gr bullets at 150 yds is darn near perfection in hunting.

It may be that your bullet spent all of its energy inside the animal, which is what is supposed to happen in the TV world. I surely wouldnt change anything just because you didnt have an exit wound - depending on what you found inside. I would guess that you had the match between the Game Animal, the Load and the Distance.

DavOh · « **Reply #4 on:** January 12, 2006, 12:07:11 PM »

If the deer drops and the vitals are kaput, then you've got nothin to worry about. I've never had a deer run on me with the exact same set up as you. 150 gr. Remington Cor-lokt Soft Point out of a .308....

Sometimes it doent punch thru, but only when direct impact on the shoulderblade or rib on a particularly large deer. I shot a 140 lbs(field dressed) 8 point last year at about 210 yds..... dropped like a sack o potatos.

If the deer are running on you for extended distances then you should worry. If not, don't change a thing.

-Davoh

Bearwolf31 · « **Reply #5 on:** January 12, 2006, 03:40:49 PM »

I've never had a problem with 150gr core-lokts and especially speer hot-cors passing through on any of the hogs or deer I have shot. The core-lokts have done pretty good damage on up close shots on hogs but have always blown through. At least in my 308, the 150gr speer hot-cor sittin on top of 45.5gr of IMR 4064 is about as good as it gets and always does the job. :grin:

RicMic · « **Reply #6 on:** January 12, 2006, 04:44:50 PM »

I shot two deer this past season with 150 grain bullets (Winchester Silver Ballistic Tips) out of my 300WSM (3260fps, measured over a cronograph). One at 50 yards and the other at 260 yards. Both were completely penatrated.

nm22250 · « **Reply #7 on:** January 12, 2006, 06:37:45 PM »

If it aint broke dont fix it!! I have taken a deer and never found an entrance or exit. The deer fell, thats all that matters.

rg

Slamfire · « **Reply #8 on:** January 12, 2006, 07:24:13 PM »

Quote from: nm22250

If it aint broke dont fix it!! I have taken a deer and never found an entrance or exit. The deer fell, thats all that matters.

rg

Sounds like you've found the rifle my Dad spent a lifetime lookin' for...the one that scares 'em to death. :-D

Lead Poison · « **Reply #9 on:** January 13, 2006, 04:11:37 AM »

nm22250, I can understand not finding an "exit" hole, but exactly how did you manage to kill a deer and not find an "entrance" hole? :lol:

nm22250 · « **Reply #10 on:** January 13, 2006, 05:46:11 PM »

I cant really explain it but i swear that there was no entrance or exit in the second deer i shot was unexplainable. At approximately 200 yards with an SKS shooting a 152 gr soft point, i believe. I looked and looked but could not find either one. Didnt have to follow a blood trail so i guess i did scare it to death.

rg

nm22250 · « **Reply #11 on:** January 13, 2006, 05:49:11 PM »

I cant really explain it but i swear that there was no entrance or exit in the second deer i shot was unexplainable. At approximately 200 yards with an SKS shooting a 152 gr soft point, i believe. I looked and looked but could not find either one. Didnt have to follow a blood trail so i guess i did scare it to death.

rg

jvs · « **Reply #12 on:** January 14, 2006, 06:33:01 AM »

Must have been a Sympathetic reaction. Sort of like when men have Morning Sickness or Cramps.

Seriously though, a bullet carries alot of energy with it. If it can shed most of that energy while inside a living thing, the energy is passed off as 'shock' which has the ability to stop the heart from pumping, along with creating massive internal hemorage. It is the amount of water in living things that makes a bullet wound so horrendous. Too fast of a bullet and most of the energy is still intact after the bullet has passed through.

I suppose that if two deer were standing right next to each other, and touching, the shock could be transfered to the second animal, with no sign of an entrance wound. It's a stretch, but I guess it COULD happen.

It doesnt take much physical shock to stop a heart from beating.

Ranger J · « **Reply #13 on:** January 14, 2006, 09:33:17 AM »

I shot two deer at about 60 yards this year with hand loads of about 2600fps and both were drop in tracks dead with large exit wounds. I have used the same bullet in a factory load in a 30-06 and the deer ran about 100 yards with blood gushing out of a large exit wound. I shot one between the eyes last year with the 06 in the great 8 shot debacle of 04. :lol: Just my experiences with that bullet all of which have been positive.
RJ