Flesh Eater
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I went out this weekend for groundhogs and had A LOT of runners with both the .243 and .17 Hornet. I was running 95 grain soft points out of the .243 (all I had, since I had stocked up on coyote ammo), and 25 grain JHP's in the .17 (fresh out of V-Max).
I don't reload, so what are you guys running? This pay day I'll be ordering up some ballistic tips to plant those bastards where they stand! Pretty sure the soft point and JHP didn't have enough time to properly expand and make the DRT kills.
EDIT: Also, this weekend was the first time I actually hunted these animals. Usually I just take them off my own property. It turns out they'll test your marksmanship AND stealth! Every hill I crested there was a chuck on the bottom side with its head up, watching like a hawk!
I don't reload, so what are you guys running? This pay day I'll be ordering up some ballistic tips to plant those bastards where they stand! Pretty sure the soft point and JHP didn't have enough time to properly expand and make the DRT kills.
EDIT: Also, this weekend was the first time I actually hunted these animals. Usually I just take them off my own property. It turns out they'll test your marksmanship AND stealth! Every hill I crested there was a chuck on the bottom side with its head up, watching like a hawk!
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