Josey Wales
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- Feb 29, 2012
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What do you think about a frontal or quartering to shot on a bull with a muzzy? Does anyone here have any first hand experience with it?
As for archery...
Don't do it, Its a trap. Don't let the video of that kid shooting that bull frontal convince you otherwise.
There is a heck of a lot of armor to bust through for a frontal shot. They look relatively square in the chest when they are face on, but the rib cage is a wedge that is ready to deflect arrows on either side. If you cant penetrate the rib cage you ain't killing that bull unless you just happen to sever an artery.
I took a hard quartering to, almost frontal shot last year on a nice bull. Watched the arrow sink up to the wrap, which means 24 inches of penetration. The bull took off and ran down into a draw and 400 yards up a hill on the other side. Long story short, i never found him. I have no explanation and if you saw what i saw when i shot him you would guarantee me that he was dead too.
Again, don't do it, its a trap. But that's just my opinion.
Shot my bull frontal/ slight quartering to in left shoulder. 50 yards.
320 grain Fury .50 cal universal fit bullet.
95 grains by weight BH209 powder.
The bullet shattered the shoulder bone. The jacket was imbedded in the shoulder muscle and the core penetrated through the left lung.
Shot was fatal but not immediately.
Overall the shoulder shot was fatal at that range, but it would have been better to have been full frontal or more quartering away.
You may not be able to tell from the picture, but the jacket and base of the bullet is as flat as the quarter.
Also, the intact bullet was 320 grains. The recovered bullet was 145 grains.
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I’m shooting the Fury’s as well. Just left the range and will be switching from White Hots to BH 209 immediately. Do you still like that load? What rifle are you shooting it through?