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<blockquote data-quote="North Idaho Hunter" data-source="post: 1250828" data-attributes="member: 73428"><p>It sounds like you shot just a touch too far forward of the vitals.</p><p></p><p>I believe even with a shot like that with a fragmenting bullet like the Berger Vld or Amax/Eld-M you would've had a different outcome.</p><p></p><p>I've shot deer with bonded bullets and frangeable bullets. I prefer frangeable, however, it sure does make a mess inside! Most of the time it's irrelevant because I do gutless bone out method.</p><p></p><p>Since your deer are small, I think your better off with a softer bullet. Something like the amax, sst, eld-M, even Speer BTSP, you don't need a ton of penetration on those small deer.</p><p></p><p>If I were in your shoes I would stick with the scirroco for the remainder of the season and just head, neck, or high shoulder shoot them from here on out given the range and conditions.</p><p></p><p>Try not to get down on yourself, it happens to most of us. Good luck!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="North Idaho Hunter, post: 1250828, member: 73428"] It sounds like you shot just a touch too far forward of the vitals. I believe even with a shot like that with a fragmenting bullet like the Berger Vld or Amax/Eld-M you would've had a different outcome. I've shot deer with bonded bullets and frangeable bullets. I prefer frangeable, however, it sure does make a mess inside! Most of the time it's irrelevant because I do gutless bone out method. Since your deer are small, I think your better off with a softer bullet. Something like the amax, sst, eld-M, even Speer BTSP, you don't need a ton of penetration on those small deer. If I were in your shoes I would stick with the scirroco for the remainder of the season and just head, neck, or high shoulder shoot them from here on out given the range and conditions. Try not to get down on yourself, it happens to most of us. Good luck! [/QUOTE]
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