I took my first game harvest with a conservative 6.5x55 load (42.4 grains of RL19 with 120 Hornady Amax). All game dropped in their tracks (2 Aoudads - Ram approx 300-325 pounds, Ewe approx 150 pounds, Manchurian Sika Buck approx 150 pounds). Shots at about a140-150 yards. The only thing I noticed (and I'd certainly like to improve this) was that the animals did not expire quickly. I'm all for a quick kill so that the the targeted game die quickly, but I think the slower velocity of the lighter loads may not have produced enough energy for the expansion/penetration into the shoulder and vitals. I'll work on improving that with more grains in the 120 and 140 loads.

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