**GRAPHIC PICTURES** 358WSSM, 200GR ACCUBOND @ 2520FPS

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** MORE ** **GRAPHIC PICTURES** 358WSSM, 200GR ACCUBOND @ 2520FPS

As the title says....
The shot: 80 yards.
The results: Jumped 2 fences that formed a farm implement lane. Went 30ft more and dropped right there.
Internal damage was that both lungs were blown up. Hit a rib on the way in and that pretty much did it in. The shot on the body was a bit forward and just a touch high, but, the results are the results....He will be in the freezer soon!

Here is the entrance hole:

The exit hole:

Inside damage: Left side is entrance, right exit:

On the ground:

 

[Lethgar]

Where did you shoot a deer with a rifle in Indiana?

 

[HavokCycle]

jfc theres nothin left in there

 

[HavokCycle]

Where did you shoot a deer with a rifle in Indiana?

might have been a contender?

 

[Seancass]

Where did you shoot a deer with a rifle in Indiana?

It's perfectly legal just about anywhere in indiana.

jfc theres nothin left in there

All the deer's organs are GONE!!!!

 

[Fullmag]

It's perfectly legal just about anywhere in indiana.


All the deer's organs are GONE!!!!

Noticed that too...

 

[shooter521]

Where did you shoot a deer with a rifle in Indiana?

The .358 WSSM falls within the dimensional specs to make it rifle-legal in Indiana. It is a wildcat cartridge, apparently developed by our friends at BFG Design.

http://www.bfgcartridges.com/358BFG.html

 

[hammer24]

Where did you shoot a deer with a rifle in Indiana?

might have been a contender?

Rifles have been legal in Indiana for deer for a while in one configuration or another, guys. The cartridge limits have changed a bit over the years, though. You may find this of interest.

https://www.indianagunowners.com/fo..._legal_cartridges_wildcats_and_otherwise.html

 

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Deer legal as of last year's regulations. This years, it is smaller than they allow.
This is a wildcat round and very effective, as you can tell.

 

[scottka]

I thought 358 WSSM was legal in Indiana. I don't hunt; just thought I had heard that. Am I wrong?

ETA: Too slow, I've been scooped!

 

[downzero]

damnit, some day someone needs to teach me to hunt

all these awesome meat pictures on my computer(s) and none in my freezer

 

[hammer24]

Looks like great deer medicine for the hoosier state!

 

[ryan3030]

I'm always so confused why people speculate regarding hunting laws, why not just read them yourself?

Cartridge allowances are on page 21 of this pdf:
http://www.eregulations.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/12INHD-FINAL-LR.pdf
(linked from this page so you can verify source: http://www.in.gov/dnr/fishwild/2343.htm)

Here is the bit you're looking for:
Rifles with cartridges that fire a bullet of .357-inch diameter or larger; have a minimum case length of 1.16 inches; and have a maximum case length of 1.8 inches are legal to use only during the deer firearms and special antlerless seasons.

Some cartridges legal for deer hunting include the .357 Magnum, .38-.40 Winchester, .41 Magnum, .41 Special, .44 Magnum, .44 Special, .44-.40 Winchester, .45 Colt, .454 Casull, .458 SOCOM, .475 Linebaugh, .480 Ruger, .50 Action Express, .500 S&W, .460 Smith & Wesson, .450 Bushmaster, and .50 Beowulf.

 

[GlockPaperScissors]

damnit, some day someone needs to teach me to hunt

all these awesome meat pictures on my computer(s) and none in my freezer

Agreed. Venison is some of the best meat I've ever had. Looking at those pics made my mouth water.

 

[Yeah]

This time of year everyone is gunning for their junior CO badge.

 

[Yeah]

Recover any of the bullet? At an impact of 2370, hitting a rib, an Accubond would likely come apart some.

 

[Lethgar]

I apologize for seeming ignorant. None of the cartridges listed are what I would consider 'rifle rounds' and so I wondered what the deal was here. Still, heck of a wound channel.

 

[Skip]

Yeah, No, I did not recover any of it. I didn't go through the guts seeing there was an exit hole. With dark coming on, I didn't go looking for fragments on the ground either.

Lethgar, don't sweat it dude. All of us are lacking knowledge in one area or anther. Our rifle calibers are supposed to be handgun calibers, that was the intent of the laws being changed to allow a rifle in the first place. What someone did was to look at possibilities of meeting the regulations but not the intent of them.

It is an awesome caliber and even though mine is a "generic" one and not a proprietary one, it seemed to work just fine!

 

[bdybdall]

I'd be curious to hear about anyone shooting a deer with a .454 Casull rifle. Anyone out there done it?

 

[ederue]

Very nice deer. Excellent placement, well done.