Submitted by Gerrie Benade, August 2009
The blesbuck below was shot by my son, Hardus.
Load statistics are as follows:
| Bullet: |
GS Custom .224 40gr HV |
| Load: |
17gr S265 |
| Speed: |
3348fps |
| Distance: |
283m (GPS measurement) |
| Zero: |
100m |
| Bullet drop: |
110mm or 4.3" |
Hardus aimed for the centre of the right shoulder but, due to bullet drop, it impacted the lower section of
the shoulder. The bullet perforated the sternum, bottom part of the heart, the left shoulder and was not recovered.
The bottom two thirds of the shoulder, where the bullet exited, had meat damage.
To my mind: UNBELIEVABLE, but the adage "Seeing is believing" comes to mind.
I will certainly be replacing all the bullets on my reloading bench with GS Custom HP and HV.
Thank you.
Gerrie Benade
