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<blockquote data-quote="J E Custom" data-source="post: 202426" data-attributes="member: 2736"><p>Well said Devildoc</p><p></p><p>This issue will never be settled because of so many variables in hunting.</p><p></p><p>I have experienced many different results using the same bullet an rifle</p><p>combination on the same type of animal with bullet placement being in </p><p>the same general location (Heart/Lung)and learned the hard way that </p><p>shot placement for the type of bullet and energy at POC makes all the </p><p>difference.</p><p></p><p>Energy does one no good if it is not transfered to the game, EXAMPLE=</p><p>One time I went hunting elk with a 30/378 using 200gr noz partitions</p><p>this had allways been a real stopper,until this hunt.</p><p></p><p>I called this very large bull in within 150yrds broad side and let him have </p><p>one in the boiler works, He did not even flinch and just stood there.</p><p></p><p>Talk about spooky Now I'm thinking ,well I realy blew that and started</p><p>loading the the second round.once I placed the crosshairs where I would </p><p>place the next round I spotted a tiny hole with blood around it and decided</p><p>not to shoot again as long as he stood there.</p><p></p><p>And in a few minutes he just went down. And after skinning him I found out </p><p>that the bullet had missed the ribs on both sides and went completly through</p><p>with out expanding. Thus the reason for him standing there not knowing what</p><p>happened.Had he ran he could have gone hundreds of yards and maybe not </p><p>have been found because there would have been no blood trail.</p><p></p><p>Had I been using an accubond or balistic tip instead the results would have </p><p>been totaly different on this shot.</p><p></p><p>This changed the way I think about shot placement just before I shoot each</p><p>time. Now I try to deliver all the energy to the animal possible with the bullet</p><p>i'm using at the time with shot placement based on the distance and the position</p><p>of the game at the time.</p><p></p><p>As I found out All the the theory in the world did'nt help and whats realy </p><p>important is "where the rubber meets the road".</p><p></p><p>Energy is only one of the equations but it is a very important one if you dont</p><p>want to lose the game your hunting or end up the green stuff between an</p><p>elephants toes as someone mentioned, I believe that to much energy is better </p><p>than not enough.</p><p></p><p> Just my 2 cents</p><p>J E CUSTOM</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="J E Custom, post: 202426, member: 2736"] Well said Devildoc This issue will never be settled because of so many variables in hunting. I have experienced many different results using the same bullet an rifle combination on the same type of animal with bullet placement being in the same general location (Heart/Lung)and learned the hard way that shot placement for the type of bullet and energy at POC makes all the difference. Energy does one no good if it is not transfered to the game, EXAMPLE= One time I went hunting elk with a 30/378 using 200gr noz partitions this had allways been a real stopper,until this hunt. I called this very large bull in within 150yrds broad side and let him have one in the boiler works, He did not even flinch and just stood there. Talk about spooky Now I'm thinking ,well I realy blew that and started loading the the second round.once I placed the crosshairs where I would place the next round I spotted a tiny hole with blood around it and decided not to shoot again as long as he stood there. And in a few minutes he just went down. And after skinning him I found out that the bullet had missed the ribs on both sides and went completly through with out expanding. Thus the reason for him standing there not knowing what happened.Had he ran he could have gone hundreds of yards and maybe not have been found because there would have been no blood trail. Had I been using an accubond or balistic tip instead the results would have been totaly different on this shot. This changed the way I think about shot placement just before I shoot each time. Now I try to deliver all the energy to the animal possible with the bullet i'm using at the time with shot placement based on the distance and the position of the game at the time. As I found out All the the theory in the world did'nt help and whats realy important is "where the rubber meets the road". Energy is only one of the equations but it is a very important one if you dont want to lose the game your hunting or end up the green stuff between an elephants toes as someone mentioned, I believe that to much energy is better than not enough. Just my 2 cents J E CUSTOM [/QUOTE]
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