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<blockquote data-quote="Kennibear" data-source="post: 887299" data-attributes="member: 51650"><p>I think WildRose's list of stop shots is germane to this thread. It is the accepted norm of successful kill shots. But I believe most of us are tied to the idea that game should always drop dead where shot. Pow and down. Maybe we need a reality check.</p><p></p><p>Case from my past: 70 yds, 15lb 30/06, 4-12 scope, stump for a perfect shooting bench, deer with head hidden by tree but body fully exposed. Can't miss. I make out sufficient antlers to make him legal and line up the text book shot through the heart. At the shot the buck launched like a funny car down the quarter mile. First thought was, "Stupid pollack, missed the easiest shot of your life.; Stupid, stupid, stupid!" Crossed the ravine to track the buck and found blood sprayed at 10' intervals along his tracks. 70 yards further I found the buck keeled over in the creek.</p><p></p><p>The bullet went through and punched a 2" hole on the off side. Heart was gone. But the buck bolted 70 yards before expiring. Everything, looking back 30 years, went perfectly. But why do we expect a dead drop after the shot? Maybe we should be looking for recovering the deer/ elk after a reasonably short burst after the shot as a good shot, a good ending. Maybe we wrongly expect a Hollywood Ending.</p><p></p><p>Back to WildRose's list. Shots inside the parameters of this list deliver consistent results. I reread the original posts and I believe the 3' of penetration the bullets achieved after that long of shot coupled with the excellent penetration (IMHO) and expansion are quite good results. I would be happy for those results any hunt I have ever taken. The critter did not "drop in his tracks". But, happily, the game was recovered and in the end the shot and therefore hunt was a success.</p><p></p><p>I ask, isn't that a good enough result?</p><p></p><p>Not intended to disparage any other opinion expressed or implied.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kennibear, post: 887299, member: 51650"] I think WildRose's list of stop shots is germane to this thread. It is the accepted norm of successful kill shots. But I believe most of us are tied to the idea that game should always drop dead where shot. Pow and down. Maybe we need a reality check. Case from my past: 70 yds, 15lb 30/06, 4-12 scope, stump for a perfect shooting bench, deer with head hidden by tree but body fully exposed. Can't miss. I make out sufficient antlers to make him legal and line up the text book shot through the heart. At the shot the buck launched like a funny car down the quarter mile. First thought was, "Stupid pollack, missed the easiest shot of your life.; Stupid, stupid, stupid!" Crossed the ravine to track the buck and found blood sprayed at 10' intervals along his tracks. 70 yards further I found the buck keeled over in the creek. The bullet went through and punched a 2" hole on the off side. Heart was gone. But the buck bolted 70 yards before expiring. Everything, looking back 30 years, went perfectly. But why do we expect a dead drop after the shot? Maybe we should be looking for recovering the deer/ elk after a reasonably short burst after the shot as a good shot, a good ending. Maybe we wrongly expect a Hollywood Ending. Back to WildRose's list. Shots inside the parameters of this list deliver consistent results. I reread the original posts and I believe the 3' of penetration the bullets achieved after that long of shot coupled with the excellent penetration (IMHO) and expansion are quite good results. I would be happy for those results any hunt I have ever taken. The critter did not "drop in his tracks". But, happily, the game was recovered and in the end the shot and therefore hunt was a success. I ask, isn't that a good enough result? Not intended to disparage any other opinion expressed or implied. [/QUOTE]
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