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I'm not sure if this is the right section to ask this question but it seems like a good place to start. I'm having an issue with the end result of the conical bullets I am using in my White G Series rifle. It's a .451 caliber and I am shooting a 400+ grain conical over 70 grains of Pyrodex powder. The combination is extremely accurate on the range and the gun is sighted in at 75 yards.
I have hit two deer with this combination and have not been impressed with the results. The bullet has gone where aimed but it was a complete pass through on one with no expansion and little or no blood trail. That deer was hit through the lungs and went about 100 yards. No blood until the last five yards before it was recovered and a neat .45 caliber hole. Thankfully there was snow. The second deer was not recovered although I am as certain as I can be it was hit based on the reaction to the shot and the relatively close distance (40 yards). Again, no hair, no blood trail and two hours of tracking/searching for sign met with negative results.
Do any of you have a more effective load for this rifle that you have personally used on deer successfully that puts them down or at least makes tracking easier? These bullets fly true out of the rifle but they really don't seem to do much on the terminal end. I have tried upping the powder load to the 90 grains recommended in the White manual but the grouping is erratic and opens way up.
Any help you can offer would be appreciated.
John
I have hit two deer with this combination and have not been impressed with the results. The bullet has gone where aimed but it was a complete pass through on one with no expansion and little or no blood trail. That deer was hit through the lungs and went about 100 yards. No blood until the last five yards before it was recovered and a neat .45 caliber hole. Thankfully there was snow. The second deer was not recovered although I am as certain as I can be it was hit based on the reaction to the shot and the relatively close distance (40 yards). Again, no hair, no blood trail and two hours of tracking/searching for sign met with negative results.
Do any of you have a more effective load for this rifle that you have personally used on deer successfully that puts them down or at least makes tracking easier? These bullets fly true out of the rifle but they really don't seem to do much on the terminal end. I have tried upping the powder load to the 90 grains recommended in the White manual but the grouping is erratic and opens way up.
Any help you can offer would be appreciated.
John