shorty500
.327 Meteor
too many dirty harry movies created me!
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Post by shorty500 on Jun 28, 2009 8:41:58 GMT -5
only time i ever remember anyone choosing a brain shot was a cape buffalo with a Linebaugh built .45Colt and after he misjudged the angle i bet that Ross Seyfried ( a world class expert shot) didnt try that again!!! heart/lung for me guys and as another poster said- it dont take much on any deer! love all of my big cannons especially the .50s but most any slug .40 caliber or bigger and 180g plus in wieght will hammer deer dead even at the old blackpowder levels!!! shucks one of my favorite .500 loads is only around 800fps but that heavy slug will penetrate and hammer most anything in the lower fifty given I DO MY PART AND PLACE THAT 545g WHERE IT BELONGS- IN THE CLOCKWORK!
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Aggie01
.375 Atomic
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Post by Aggie01 on Jul 1, 2009 12:29:36 GMT -5
My handgun harvests to date:
Feral pig at 70 lbs: In a trap, I clapped a MKII .22lr to the base of his skull. First shot knocked him to his knees...but he got back up, spitting blood and looking dazed, so I did it again. That one did the trick.
Several skunks over the years: With a glock model 23, loaded with speer gold dots, at about 20 yards - I shot them in area I'll call "the skunk, towards the middle" I did not investigate the corpses.
Armadillo: 357 mag, 173 gn keiths. He ran out of a bonfire, on fire. Three shots taken at a running armadillo at 20-25 yards, he had 3 holes all the way thru the body when he stopped running. One thru the shoulders, one thru the pelvis, and one in between. Armadillo: 454 Casull with a 300 JHP. 10 yards away. Splatter zone of this combo looked to be about 12 yards. Threw away jeans, cleaned boots. Shell in two halves, relatively hollow. Shot center mass. Armadillo: 22 mag Single-Six I have done this more times than I can recall. My memory gives me the impression that there is usually a "slowing shot" and a "finishing shot" First to front shoulder, second to the head.
I head shoot turkeys with my .260 Encore. A 130 gn ballistic tip is not something to body shoot a turkey with unless you want a bag of feathered skin with parts falling out of it. However, it's scoped, a rifle and 3/4" 100 yard groups are not out of line with it. Give me the same animal and a .357 or .32 with cast bullets, and I'll put it thru the body if you give me the shot.
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Post by sixshot on Jul 1, 2009 22:40:10 GMT -5
When I was in the service in the 60's I shot several turkeys just outside of Brownwood using an old pre 64 in 308 using cast bullets, I'd just shoot them in the breast, you could eat the bullet hole, thats the good thing about cast. My buddy (owner of the place) used a 264 mag & 140 jacketed slugs, it was like shooting a pillow!
Dick
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Post by the priest on Jul 2, 2009 6:57:36 GMT -5
depends on the critter and what you're hunthing with. i know one thing though, skunks ALWAYS get head shots. it all but eliminates the stink.
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Post by bigmuddy on Jul 2, 2009 22:01:13 GMT -5
I have also only killed one big game animal with a head shot. Two years ago on a hog hunt, I shot a boar in the ear with a 475. I had every intention of using the shoulder shot, but the owner of the ranch we hunted on told me that if I was not going to get the head mounted, that was the best place to shoot. Again, that was not my intention, but I have learned to "always listen to the guide". I shot the hog at 30 yards and down he went.
With that said, I would NEVER shoot a deer in the head, for all of the reasons mentioned. (Messy, too much chance for error). I always shoot right behind the shoulder, through the lungs. It tears up less meat than the shoulder does, and even though they run, they are easy to find. If I am not presented with that shot...I don't shoot.
Nobears...I practice a lot too, but if that deer moves his/her head at all just as the trigger breaks...you have a problem. I am glad it has not failed you yet. I hope it never does.
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Post by nobearsyet on Jul 3, 2009 1:58:51 GMT -5
I tend to keep my handgun hunting shots real close, as I have always been stuck in a stand, or we were running something with dogs, so it's never been an issue, but my long range anything shots have usually been lung shots, except prairie dogs and coyotes (don't want ot ruin the pelts at $40 a piece in Ohio), oh, and we must not forget chucks, the dogs and chucks have always been a where ever they hit affair
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Post by sixshot on Jul 3, 2009 10:37:45 GMT -5
nobearsyet, sounds like you've done a fair amount of hunting, most of us here on the forum really like pictures, could you share some? Photo's of different parts of the country are always nice.
Thanks, Dick
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Post by nobearsyet on Jul 3, 2009 12:09:38 GMT -5
I would, but Ihave no wa yof getting them into the computer from the photo album, and yes, I've done a good bit of hunting. I started when I was about 10 with 22s o nthe small stuff, then advanced to a 410 shotgun, took my first deer at 12, and have been hooked ever since
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salvo
.30 Stingray
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Post by salvo on Jul 3, 2009 13:03:24 GMT -5
I have never tried for a head shot, nor plan too, but I have taken a few neck shots and feel that it's a great compromise if the game is close and it is the only clear shot. A good neck shot drops a deer right in its tracks and ruins very little meat. Other wise like others have said, take out the lungs and one shoulder if possible.
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Post by parallaxbill on Feb 3, 2022 15:23:13 GMT -5
Broadside low lung/heart shot.
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Sarge
.30 Stingray
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Post by Sarge on Feb 3, 2022 15:51:15 GMT -5
It depends on the range, angle and how much of the critter is obscured by brush, grass etc. The shot I'd like to make every time breaks the spine at the shoulder. Otherwise, just in front of the elbow about a third of the way up.
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Post by contender on Feb 3, 2022 21:03:02 GMT -5
An old thread,, but still a fair question. Plus,, several good answers.
I'd say that Zeus said a mouthfull, and put it all in a good post.
With that,, I'll go a little deeper. First off,, I'm a NC Hunter Safety Instructor. I TEACH the heart/lung shot for the very same reasons Zeus mentioned. Top of my list is the ethics. That,, and as noted above,, too many folks are not capable of consistently hitting a small spot on a deer with precision. And that precision suffers with a sixgun in hand.
But I will say that MY personal,,, preferred method of shot placement is a neck shot,, WHEN I'M USING MY T/C Contender. I have it dialed in, deadly accurate,, and I also will pass on a shot in the neck if I'm not sure I can make it.
But after some friendly pushing from sixshot,, I took my El Dorado out this past deer season. And I practiced what I preach,, I chose the heart/lung shot. So,, for sixgun hunting,, heart/lung aiming point.
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Post by bigbrowndog on Feb 3, 2022 21:21:35 GMT -5
I would agree with Contender and Zeus as well as add that we need to use not only enough gun for the perfect shot, but also for the imperfect, be it ever so slightly off in placement, a bit longer on distance, or an under estimated angle of entry. I see it more with shooters going after feral pigs and simply shooting at fur with inadequate calibers, bullets and accuracy. We owe it to the animal to end its life as humanely as possible.
Trapr
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Post by Longhunter1750 on Feb 3, 2022 21:24:55 GMT -5
Chest shots on coyote, neck shots on deer, head shots on squirrels and most other critters, and dont give a damn what anyone here or anywhere else thinks. I know my abilities and I know my limitations. Sorry if that upsets anyone.
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Post by cas on Feb 3, 2022 22:52:53 GMT -5
"I aim for the big part" is always my answer.
Where I hunt, you generally don't get a lot of choice or a lot of time to choose.
So I guess a more accurate answer would be, I aim for the part I can see.
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