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Do larger calibers really compensate for bad shots?
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<blockquote data-quote="Varmint Hunter" data-source="post: 1706407" data-attributes="member: 313"><p>I guess it depends on how "bad" the shot was. I came upon a shooter in PA who was standing over a nice 8 pt buck and about to put a final kill shot in it. He had taken a shot at the running buck with a 30-06 and a Barnes X bullet. The buck didn't get very far before dropping from the hit in the pelvis area. The cartridge/bullet combo smashed right through the bone and left the buck immobile. I guess a lesser cartridge/bullet would not have stopped the buck so quickly or maybe not at all.</p><p></p><p>In this case a large (enough) cartridge/bullet did help with a bad shot.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Varmint Hunter, post: 1706407, member: 313"] I guess it depends on how "bad" the shot was. I came upon a shooter in PA who was standing over a nice 8 pt buck and about to put a final kill shot in it. He had taken a shot at the running buck with a 30-06 and a Barnes X bullet. The buck didn't get very far before dropping from the hit in the pelvis area. The cartridge/bullet combo smashed right through the bone and left the buck immobile. I guess a lesser cartridge/bullet would not have stopped the buck so quickly or maybe not at all. In this case a large (enough) cartridge/bullet did help with a bad shot. [/QUOTE]
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