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Story of a poor shot
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<blockquote data-quote="WildRose" data-source="post: 1513794" data-attributes="member: 30902"><p>At long range I just look for the elbow and a horizontal line above it running through the midline of the body.</p><p></p><p>Put the bullet between the two. IF you do so, you have a dead animal every time and usually assuming good terminal performance whether it's a coyote or the largest moose ever seen it'll be dead within a hundred yards of where it was hit.</p><p></p><p>The "anchor shot" through the shoulders should be limited to shots where there's a high probability of losing them off a cliff or something should they not fall DRT.</p><p></p><p>Inside of 400yds though I prefer that horizontal line to be in the upper third of the body where you have a high probability of the double lung/spine hit.</p><p></p><p>A whole lot of this is going to vary with the circumstances and we all have to use our own best judgement in the field. Unless you're starving to death and pulling the trigger on your only opportunity for a meal none of us has to pull the trigger so it's just not worth taking a questionable or bad shot.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WildRose, post: 1513794, member: 30902"] At long range I just look for the elbow and a horizontal line above it running through the midline of the body. Put the bullet between the two. IF you do so, you have a dead animal every time and usually assuming good terminal performance whether it's a coyote or the largest moose ever seen it'll be dead within a hundred yards of where it was hit. The "anchor shot" through the shoulders should be limited to shots where there's a high probability of losing them off a cliff or something should they not fall DRT. Inside of 400yds though I prefer that horizontal line to be in the upper third of the body where you have a high probability of the double lung/spine hit. A whole lot of this is going to vary with the circumstances and we all have to use our own best judgement in the field. Unless you're starving to death and pulling the trigger on your only opportunity for a meal none of us has to pull the trigger so it's just not worth taking a questionable or bad shot. [/QUOTE]
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