This is the second deer shot with TSX. It was hit at 74m from the muzzle of an 11.5" carbine. The projectile impact velocity is estimated at 2375fps, roughly.
Impact site:
Roughly 15m from impact site (Blood trail ran out around 10m beyond this):
The blood trail picked back up at roughly the 75m mark, similar to at the 15m mark, and by 100m it was looking like this:
The deer expired at 125m, roughly, from point of impact. Ground covered was open.
Entrance profiles:
Exit profiles:
Projectile path in photo, L to R. Deer was not 100% 90 degrees, bullet tracked straight.:
This bullet evidenced no fragmentation, violent and immediate expansion, and high velocity retained through the target (albeit, this is not a large deer, rather the size of a decent German Shepherd, I'm a bit embarrassed to say).
It probably tastes better than German Shepherd.
Shot placement on small deer can sometimes be better in the neck, if you have the shot. Neck roasts on small deer don't result in much more meat loss than lung hits, and missed shot placement is usually survivable without extensive tracking to determine the fact. Thanks for posting your results.
Aside the backstrap and tenderloins, 100% of this deer is going into jalapeno and cheddar summer sausages, per "request" of my girlfriend (which really is what got it killed to begin with. I was content with 3 this season, but she just HAD to have more summer sausages...).
Nothing to be embarrassed about.
Veal!
Where I do the majority of my hunting, deer that size (≈110 pounds) are typical examples of most whitetail being harvested. The last 3 years, I have been fortunate to be able to take three does (on my antlerless permit) in the 135-pound weight class and the quality of the venison has been wonderful. Just a few short years ago, I took a eight pointer that had a live weight of approximately 165 pounds. It was a somewhat older deer and the venison, while there was certainly more of it, had a rather distinct taste that was not bad but also not to my liking. And the antlers were positively inedible.
Enjoy your vea.... venison.
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