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Sebastian Shand

I ran up a new load in my 7x57 mauser awhile ago and have been itching to try it out on animals ever since and a few nights ago i finally tripped over a spiker while driving home.
the load is norma cases cci primers 46.5 grain 2209 82mm oal 162grain amax at a muzzle velocity of 2,453fps
its a slow load which i worked up for my wife to shoot but have since bought her a howa 308 so the steyr is now my truck rifle for cheeky animals on the drive home.
this spiker was shot at approx 50metres while trotting down the road hit at the back of the ribs and it appears to have skipped along the rib cage taking out the lungs and liver with no exit wound from what i can see? once i skin it out i'll have a better idea.