My deer hunt with the Glock 20

[packingheat]

I finally got my Glock 20 set up for hunting deer this year with a saddle mount and a 44mm red dote 1X scope. I went out yesterday afternoon and around 4:00 a rather large buck came within about twenty yards of me.

I placed the dot on the vitals and let the 200 grain bear tooth Double Tap round go. He really looked like he got hit hard and ran off, turned and looked at me about forty yards away. I raised the Glock up again to shoot only to watch a crazy laser show as the adrenaline pored through my veins, impossible to hold steady.
Anyway I started to track him right away because it was getting dark fast. There was no blood within the first sixty yards or so I went by fresh tracks, then he started bleeding pretty steady.

Dark by now the blood really showed up well with the flashlight. I followed the trail for about a hundred yards or so. When I came to where the woods joined to the field the blood trail stopped.

We searched for three hours and never did pick the trail up again. I decided to come back the next morning and found him another hundred yards from where the blood trail stopped. The bullet went right behind the front leg and came out the other side with the same size hole.

I wonder if a hollow point would have done a better job. I know I could have had better-shot placement, because the heart was intact. This is only my second deer and I know that I pushed him by getting out of the stand to soon, but he traveled about 250 yards before he finally went down.

I plan on going out with the Glock 20 again; do you guys think I should go with the 200-grain Double Tap hollow points or stick with the Bear tooth and hit him in the shoulder or neck?

[klmmicro]

Originally posted by packingheat
We searched for three hours and never did pick the trail up again. I decided to come back the next morning and found him another hundred yards from where the blood trail stopped. The bullet went right behind the front leg and came out the other side with the same size hole.

I wonder if a hollow point would have done a better job. I know I could have had better-shot placement, because the heart was intact. This is only my second deer and I know that I pushed him by getting out of the stand to soon, but he traveled about 250 yards before he finally went down.

I plan on going out with the Glock 20 again; do you guys think I should go with the 200-grain Double Tap hollow points or stick with the Bear tooth and hit him in the shoulder or neck?

Sounds like you made a good shot placement, but that the bullet zipped on through. A hollow point would cause a little more damage if it opened correctly. After reading some of other success stories, the Golden Saber seems to have a good track record, though it is limited to 180 grains. There is an 200 grain XTP and that is what I would go with. The Beartooth is a great bullet, but it is not going to deform much without hitting bone. Or so I would think anyway.

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I am shooting a contender pistol in 10mm with XTP 200gr reloads at 1200FPS and some factory 175gr Win silvertips and both have been dropping wild hogs up to 200lbs within 50 yards or less so far. I am going to try one of the loads this Saturday for deer when season opens here. I also found both rounds have been exiting the hogs and leaveing a big hole going out lots of blood for easy tracking.

[lostinvt]

That 200 grain BTB is primarily designed for penetration vs. upset. It's made to break bone, and go through the tough stuff to punch a hole in the vitals. I think that you have answered your question pretty well, if you had let that deer go lay down to die, he would not have gone as far. Bow hunters have to do that almost every shot. Make a good shot and then let the animal die before pushing it. A hollow point would have caused more internal damage and bleeding with the shot placement that you described and by the sounds of things it would have resulted in a quicker recovery. The hollow point might have had some problems though had you struck the shoulder solidly. Hard saying not knowing.

Best thing is to know the bullet you are using and what it's strengths and weaknesses are and then make the shot accordingly

Either way, congrats on the buck. I'd like to see some pics if you can post them. I'm really happy to hear that you gave the search your best effort, and that it worked out for you. LIV

[Rigormootis]

My personal preference is to use 200gr XTPs on light skinned game like deer and the BT loads for anti-toothy critter defense. Even with my 180gr Nosler Partian loads in my .357 mag, I have yet to see one that didn't exit the animal (mostly 130-170 lb whitetail in my case). YMMV.

[packingheat]

Sorry I don't have pictures, I kind of skipped out on work a few hours in the morning and had to get back ASAP.

[Timotheous46]

Packing,
Congratulations on your deer.

Tim

[packingheat]

Tomorrow night I am going out with 200 grain XTP from Double Tap. If I get lucky, I will let you all know how it performed.

[straightblast]

Congrats!

I think you diagnosed the "problem" (if there is one) very well.

First, you pushed too soon...thinking it was necessary.

Second, adren dump gave you the shakes---we have all been there. A 40 yard followup is a chip shot...if you would have been able to get it, all the better.

A mature buck going 250 yards on what sounds like fairly flat ground is not all that unusual, given where this one was hit.

The bullet gave you a through-and-through hole---which I would far rather have.

[JoeSnuffy]

IMO that load is a great shoulder breaker that should
put a white tail down like right now...

Also I like to hold up a half hour at least...45 minutes even
better let them have the peace and quiet they need to lay down and bleed out..

Where I grew up in WI they love to run to water ...aka swamps
if you push them too hard..

Enjoy that deer sounds like a tasty one...:)

[noway]

Great job.

Remember your 10mm is marginal on bigger sized game. Overall you had success and that's what counts. I agreed on the pushing of the deer, since you came back next morning, you could have waited of just come back, it wasn't going awhere ;)


Also afew questions, how your G20 deck out? barrel length ?

Try the DT XTP out and let us know what happens and if the results change., but what you describe is not unusal and happens with all sort of calibers.

[packingheat]

My Glock 20 is basicly stock, the only thing I changed is a 3.5 glock connector and a 21# wolf recoil spring.

Firearms for deer ends tomorrow here in Missouri, so I will have to wait til next year for the 200 grain XTP.

I always wanted to go deer and hog hunting with my Glock, now I have to go find a hog.

[PaleGreenHorse]

The 200gr. XTP will serve you better for thin skinned game like a whitetail, leave the beartooths for the swine ;) have fun on your next hunt and get some pix! PGH~