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How to head shoot a deer! This is NOT for the squeamish - OK
Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2018 3:12 pm
by Chuck
Once again NWS NWS NWS NWS - If this upsets you do NOT complain to me, you were warned!
Wonder what calibre he was using - that's some impact! Would make anyone's eyes bulge would that.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esGfsfmiYcM
Re: How to head shoot a deer! This is NOT for the squeamish
Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2018 5:52 pm
by kennyc
probably .243 as thats what he has used in the past,its not so much the calibre, its the bullet, frangible varmint bullet at high speed it explodes on impact causing massive destruction, and makes up for any slight inaccuracies, not a round to use on a body shot, but for park deer its a relatively common useage.
Re: How to head shoot a deer! This is NOT for the squeamish
Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2018 7:43 pm
by Chuck
Cheers Kenny.
I saw one the other day where a guy shot at a deer with a 50BMG, he missed but the deer dropped like a stone.
https://thenewsrep.com/96037/can-50-bmg ... ing-video/
https://youtu.be/6P3uwl5HzzQ
Re: How to head shoot a deer! This is NOT for the squeamish
Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2018 9:32 pm
by Whizzbang
He didn't miss- it's BS.
If you're interested, check out Mythbusters and Demolition Ranch debunking this sort of urban legend about the "shock wave" of a 50BMG and it's effects (none if not actually hit by bullet).
They fire a 50BMG between wine glasses and even through a gap in a house of cards, without disturbing anything.
Re: How to head shoot a deer! This is NOT for the squeamish
Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2018 6:54 am
by Blackstuff
It doesn't get more instantaneous than that!
Re: How to head shoot a deer! This is NOT for the squeamish
Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2018 7:46 am
by BamBam
Re: How to head shoot a deer! This is NOT for the squeamish
Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2018 8:28 am
by Chuck
Whizzbang - so why so little damage? I'd have thought that a .50 would mince an animal given the wound channels it creates..
Re: How to head shoot a deer! This is NOT for the squeamish
Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2018 12:37 pm
by kennyc
Chuck wrote:Whizzbang - so why so little damage? I'd have thought that a .50 would mince an animal given the wound channels it creates..
has to hit it to do damage
Re: How to head shoot a deer! This is NOT for the squeamish
Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2018 6:46 pm
by Duey
Chuck wrote:Whizzbang - so why so little damage? I'd have thought that a .50 would mince an animal given the wound channels it creates..
The bullet needs to hit something that's hard enough to cause the bullet to expand and therefore impart its energy into that object, don't think that a deer is substantial enough unless major bone is hit
Re: How to head shoot a deer! This is NOT for the squeamish
Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2018 8:42 pm
by Chuck
Yes I understand the physics - just strange that if they did hit the deer there was so little damage - you live and learn every day.
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