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<blockquote data-quote="dennishoddy" data-source="post: 908152" data-attributes="member: 5412"><p>Recently acquired a Rem R15, and have killed lots of paper, and a couple of dillers with it. So far so good. </p><p>I took it deer hunting the other day, shot a doe at 65 yds with a factory Rem .55 gr PSP. It was right at the last legal moment to shoot, with darkness coming on, and she ran. I could tell it was a good hit, as she kicked up her back legs, kept her tail down, and ran, not bounded away. I got down, went to the point of the shot, and found no hair, no blood. Knowing the way she ran, and that a creek crossing was just ahead, I went there, and found the blood trail that a blind man could have followed. On the other side of a double oxbow she was laying there dead.</p><p>Upon field dressing there was an entry wound with a broken rib a golf ball could have been dropped into. 1/4 of the top heart was gone, and no exit wound. </p><p>I looked the bullet up on the Rem website, and they said it was solidly constructed, and so on. Looked like a varmint round to me. </p><p>State reg says I must use a .55 gr bullet or larger, and my Nikon Coyote scope is calibrated to shoot that round.</p><p></p><p>For those that have taken a deer and had a good/bad experience with a particular bullet, I'd like to know. I'm getting ready to reload the .223 and need some solid info.</p><p>Yes, the bullet killed the deer, but I like a complete pass thru.</p><p></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]70925[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dennishoddy, post: 908152, member: 5412"] Recently acquired a Rem R15, and have killed lots of paper, and a couple of dillers with it. So far so good. I took it deer hunting the other day, shot a doe at 65 yds with a factory Rem .55 gr PSP. It was right at the last legal moment to shoot, with darkness coming on, and she ran. I could tell it was a good hit, as she kicked up her back legs, kept her tail down, and ran, not bounded away. I got down, went to the point of the shot, and found no hair, no blood. Knowing the way she ran, and that a creek crossing was just ahead, I went there, and found the blood trail that a blind man could have followed. On the other side of a double oxbow she was laying there dead. Upon field dressing there was an entry wound with a broken rib a golf ball could have been dropped into. 1/4 of the top heart was gone, and no exit wound. I looked the bullet up on the Rem website, and they said it was solidly constructed, and so on. Looked like a varmint round to me. State reg says I must use a .55 gr bullet or larger, and my Nikon Coyote scope is calibrated to shoot that round. For those that have taken a deer and had a good/bad experience with a particular bullet, I'd like to know. I'm getting ready to reload the .223 and need some solid info. Yes, the bullet killed the deer, but I like a complete pass thru. [attach=full]70925[/attach] [/QUOTE]
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