Disappointing performance

[Tio1]

Harvested a deer yesterday utilizing Hornady 12 ga 2 3/4" sabot slugs. Deer slightly quartering towards and the shot placed behind front shoulder. Deer expired 75 yds from impact but no exit wound. Expected more from this round.

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[Hock3y24]

You need to be more specific. The sst had zero expansion for me, the American whitetail is a interlock bullet which should be better.

[turkeyfeathers]

Why do want pass thru? If getting expansion it's dumping energy. I shot 3 consecutive deer with light fields and all where lodged under skin of opposite shoulder. One doe was shot from about 25 feet with 3". She crumbled right there. If your talking SST's I've heard they pass thru with no expansions. I myself want energy dump not pass thrus.

[jjb4900]

75 yard death run? that ain't too bad......did you expect the deer to explode on impact?

[BaldguyLee]

I guess my results aren't typical, but the two deer I ( and daughter) took with SST's died really quick. 

First one 20ga, ran maybe 15yds and died. Second, 12ga, shot at 10-20yds, fell directly over and died.

Neither round exited.

I do have some lightfields that I'm wanting to try out though. I did have one deer I thought I missed with SST, but maybe not? There was no blood, but most are saying that's an SST trait.

[turkeyfeathers]

75 yard death run? that ain't too bad......did you expect the deer to explode on impact?

jerk! You made me laugh out loud in the woods

[Tio1]

There was no blood trail. I fully expected with the amount of energy being carried and with shot placement that this round would've created an exit wound. Had I not heard the deer crash, this could've been a different outcome with the lack of blood trail that would've been assisted with exit wound. Thanks

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Edited November 22, 2015 by Tio1

[Pygmy]

Y'all can have your energy dump...

 

I want an exit hole...Two holes are better than one...

[jjb4900]

Y'all can have your energy dump...

 

I want an exit hole...Two holes are better than one...

rumor has it that you're more concerned with the entry hole........

[gunner1]

My all time favorite slug is the Winchester Supreme Partition Gold. I've shot deer at 50 yards that literally crumpled to the ground and I found heart/lung pieces on the ground on the opposite side! Unfortunately, they no longer make them. Here's a pic showing the exit wound:

Edited November 22, 2015 by gunner1

[Tio1]

That's what I'm talking about.

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