8mm mag vs whitetails hat trick

[Lloyd Smale]

Ive got an old 8mag bdl and i know its a big overkill on whitetail but it was my brother in laws gun and he died in a car wreck so it has some sentimental feelings with me. So i take it out at least once a year to kill something. I took it out last night doing crop damage shooting and got 3 does with it. One at 320 yards, one at 210 and one a 150. Let me tell you a 200 nos partition at 3000fps puts one hell of a hole in a 100 lb doe! The longer range one had a 50 cent piece exit hole but the two closer ones you could put your fist through the exit hole! Sure like that gun. Its flat shooting and very hard hitting. I never cared for the bdl stock so this year i had my stock maker buddy fit it with a factory cdl stock. It not only took about a lb off the weight but sure made it better looking.

[shot1]

Load you up some 180 gr Nosler ballistic tips to around 3200 fps and watch the red mist fly.

[Nightrain]

Congratulation with your 8mm magnum. I've got a Mauser 03 with 8X68S that is shooting around 2950 ft/s muzzle velocity with 200 grains bullets. Did shoot a 1 1/2 year moose at 80yd with 200gr Rhino bullet with result 98% rest weight and measured the bullet 0.838" X 0.681" Diameter; a huge diameter with good stopping effect. In through ribs behind one side & stopped at the skin in ribs at front at the other side. No meet damage. The moose walked slowly 25 yards before he tipped over. I know Woodleigh 220 gr Protected Point & 200 gr / 220 gr Swift A-frame also have high restweight with perhaps a litle smaller OD than Rhino's. Good bullets. I'm very curious about 200 gr Nozler Accubond & 250 gr Woodleigh I have been loading.

[Harry Snippe]

Thats what I liked with the big bores .
Sure makes a hole to look through, and starts cleaning them too at the same time .

[superdown]

That's a cool gun couldn't find one when i was shopping for a new rifle so i got a 325.WSM. congrats on the meat in freezer.