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Offline jerad188

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how to prevent this?!
« on: February 09, 2013, 10:11:11 AM »


.204 and vmax tore this fox up... Is there a custom load a person could create to avoid such damage ?
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Offline Deadeye

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Re: how to prevent this?!
« Reply #1 on: February 09, 2013, 01:39:38 PM »
How close was it?
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Offline coyotenightmare

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Re: how to prevent this?!
« Reply #2 on: February 09, 2013, 01:45:34 PM »
After 10 of those kills I quit using my .204. I haven't taken it out at all this year, and am setting it back for crows and groundhogs. If someone has a tried and true load that would be great.
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Offline Misterjake23

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Re: how to prevent this?!
« Reply #3 on: February 09, 2013, 10:19:03 PM »
I would suggest going to a diffrent gun!  LOL  I use a 17 Hornet and love it.  Very small entrance wound, and I have yet to see an exit wound.
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Offline predhunter82

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Re: how to prevent this?!
« Reply #4 on: February 11, 2013, 05:08:05 PM »
Yikes I just picked up a .204 and i was hoping this wasn't going to happen. How many grain bullet are you using? Instead of using V-Max that have the ballistic tip have you thought of a hollow point or spire point?
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Offline Jake

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Re: how to prevent this?!
« Reply #5 on: February 11, 2013, 06:04:43 PM »
Use a 223 have not had that Problem, But WoW  nothing good about That...
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Re: how to prevent this?!
« Reply #6 on: February 11, 2013, 06:34:18 PM »
Predatorshunter82
My bother shoots one every now and then.
They make a real mess.
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Offline predhunter82

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Re: how to prevent this?!
« Reply #7 on: February 11, 2013, 09:30:30 PM »
Buckwheat

Do you think it's from the velocity? I know the 40 grain v max are flying at 3900 fps.
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Offline Bulldog

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Re: how to prevent this?!
« Reply #8 on: February 11, 2013, 09:40:23 PM »
You would have to reload go with a psp an a heavier bullet. I use a 223 and 40 grain v max an with that i found it depends where i hit the critter i just got a red 2 weeks ago an i didnt blow it up. It was a pencil hole in an a thumb hole out.
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