I jumped in a few of these threads over the summer while preparing for my CO mule deer hunt and thought I'd share my experience with the BOR lock.
My accuracy load was was found with 85gr of BH 209. I chrono?d it at 1812 FPS out of my TC Encore. I shot feral swine all summer here in TX to test the bullet. I was getting mixed results, some large boars I got complete pass thru on the shoulder, and if it got back of the shoulder a bit toward the rib cage there was little, if any, blood trail. The distances were all varied but most pigs were at 50 yds or so. I was a little skeptical as to what bullet performance would be on mule deer at 100 yds. I had developed and practiced this load all summer so it was gonna be as it was.
Fast forward September muzzy season in CO, about 110 yds, bullet placed pretty good at rear seam of the shoulder. The bullet did not pass thru, and buck took three leaps was was out before he hit the ground. The entry hole estimated at about an inch and half a lung was hanging out of the entrance hole when I walked up on him. I was impressed with bullet performance of the BOR Lock and will continue this load for deer. Time to develop an elk load!
My accuracy load was was found with 85gr of BH 209. I chrono?d it at 1812 FPS out of my TC Encore. I shot feral swine all summer here in TX to test the bullet. I was getting mixed results, some large boars I got complete pass thru on the shoulder, and if it got back of the shoulder a bit toward the rib cage there was little, if any, blood trail. The distances were all varied but most pigs were at 50 yds or so. I was a little skeptical as to what bullet performance would be on mule deer at 100 yds. I had developed and practiced this load all summer so it was gonna be as it was.
Fast forward September muzzy season in CO, about 110 yds, bullet placed pretty good at rear seam of the shoulder. The bullet did not pass thru, and buck took three leaps was was out before he hit the ground. The entry hole estimated at about an inch and half a lung was hanging out of the entrance hole when I walked up on him. I was impressed with bullet performance of the BOR Lock and will continue this load for deer. Time to develop an elk load!