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Why a high shoulder shot?
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<blockquote data-quote="esorensen" data-source="post: 194756" data-attributes="member: 4302"><p><strong>High Shoulder</strong></p><p></p><p>The high shoulder shot does allow for more windage error. At long range the wind owns you. Elevation is infinately easier with lasers and exbal on palm, kestrel pocket weather etc. As far as terminal performance, arrows into the vitals cut and bleed the animal to death with BROADheads. The actual fpe of an arrow is quite low in comparison however it is enough to insert 2,3,4 scalpels into stuff that leaks air or blood. Bullets kill with much more traumatic damage. At long range the performance of the projectile becomes highly suspect. High shoulder gives you bone to break the animal down, and to become secondary projectiles. So if the bullet won't expand because of lack of speed into soft tissue,(behind the shoulder) it probably will on bone and those bone pieces are hell on heart and lungs. It seems there is also some neurologic shock imparted as well even if the spine is not hit directly. I believe this is because of the proximityof the spine to the impact. It does damage more meat, but attempting to track a deer hit at 100 yards and one hit at 1000 yards is two different things. Try it. It works. It is the long range solution.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="esorensen, post: 194756, member: 4302"] [b]High Shoulder[/b] The high shoulder shot does allow for more windage error. At long range the wind owns you. Elevation is infinately easier with lasers and exbal on palm, kestrel pocket weather etc. As far as terminal performance, arrows into the vitals cut and bleed the animal to death with BROADheads. The actual fpe of an arrow is quite low in comparison however it is enough to insert 2,3,4 scalpels into stuff that leaks air or blood. Bullets kill with much more traumatic damage. At long range the performance of the projectile becomes highly suspect. High shoulder gives you bone to break the animal down, and to become secondary projectiles. So if the bullet won't expand because of lack of speed into soft tissue,(behind the shoulder) it probably will on bone and those bone pieces are hell on heart and lungs. It seems there is also some neurologic shock imparted as well even if the spine is not hit directly. I believe this is because of the proximityof the spine to the impact. It does damage more meat, but attempting to track a deer hit at 100 yards and one hit at 1000 yards is two different things. Try it. It works. It is the long range solution. [/QUOTE]
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