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<blockquote data-quote="gerryb" data-source="post: 824500" data-attributes="member: 37838"><p>I believe the guys that have had failed shoulder shots, not sure why as I have shot well over 1000 big game animals from deer to big bull elephants and have never not blown through the shoulder and yes elk too. The smallest caliber on elk was 257 weatherby with 100 grain TSX at 245 yards nice5x6 bull broke shoulder and messed up opposite shoulder and the bull did not take 5 steps. With 300 weatherby 180 TSX. Blew hole through both shoulders easily. On cape buffalo 375 RUM with 300 grain north fork softs just decimated the shoulders and was dead faster than hits from my doubles. Was I paying attention to meat damage, NO I just wanted the animals on the ground. Why the big deal, dead is dead. I'd you want to shoot them behind great or why not just head shoot them and waste no meat. I will be hunting elk in sep with 300 RUM with 200 grain TSX and will break both shoulders if given that shot if going away I will Texas heart shoot one and the bullet will be somewhere up front when we gut him. I have shot an elk that is on my wall with a 270 weatherby right in the head and it did nothing to the trophy.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gerryb, post: 824500, member: 37838"] I believe the guys that have had failed shoulder shots, not sure why as I have shot well over 1000 big game animals from deer to big bull elephants and have never not blown through the shoulder and yes elk too. The smallest caliber on elk was 257 weatherby with 100 grain TSX at 245 yards nice5x6 bull broke shoulder and messed up opposite shoulder and the bull did not take 5 steps. With 300 weatherby 180 TSX. Blew hole through both shoulders easily. On cape buffalo 375 RUM with 300 grain north fork softs just decimated the shoulders and was dead faster than hits from my doubles. Was I paying attention to meat damage, NO I just wanted the animals on the ground. Why the big deal, dead is dead. I'd you want to shoot them behind great or why not just head shoot them and waste no meat. I will be hunting elk in sep with 300 RUM with 200 grain TSX and will break both shoulders if given that shot if going away I will Texas heart shoot one and the bullet will be somewhere up front when we gut him. I have shot an elk that is on my wall with a 270 weatherby right in the head and it did nothing to the trophy. [/QUOTE]
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