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Why a high shoulder shot?
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<blockquote data-quote="Rimfire" data-source="post: 194829" data-attributes="member: 8839"><p>The high shoulder is a quick kill it shocks the system and results in DRT. I dont know if I buy into the whole "kill zone" or "dead zone" for the arc of the bullet path. I've looked at many cull dear / crop damage shot at 5-700 yards and there isn't any real sign of tthe exit hole being lower. This theory may come into play at distances alot further than I am comfortable on game.</p><p>Bottom line for me is high shoulder at long range is a safer shot. Shot goes high dead deer hit in the spine, shot goes even higher clean miss no wounded animal. Shot goes low = lungs even lower shot = low lung and heart.</p><p> </p><p>Aiming for traditional behind shoulder shot goes high you're OK shot goes low it could be a 3 leg deer or guts hanging out NOT FOR ME</p><p> </p><p>I guess I'm not a traditional hunter and neither is LRH so I stick with the high shoulder at long range unless bow hunting</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rimfire, post: 194829, member: 8839"] The high shoulder is a quick kill it shocks the system and results in DRT. I dont know if I buy into the whole "kill zone" or "dead zone" for the arc of the bullet path. I've looked at many cull dear / crop damage shot at 5-700 yards and there isn't any real sign of tthe exit hole being lower. This theory may come into play at distances alot further than I am comfortable on game. Bottom line for me is high shoulder at long range is a safer shot. Shot goes high dead deer hit in the spine, shot goes even higher clean miss no wounded animal. Shot goes low = lungs even lower shot = low lung and heart. Aiming for traditional behind shoulder shot goes high you're OK shot goes low it could be a 3 leg deer or guts hanging out NOT FOR ME I guess I'm not a traditional hunter and neither is LRH so I stick with the high shoulder at long range unless bow hunting [/QUOTE]
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