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<blockquote data-quote="Timber338" data-source="post: 923382" data-attributes="member: 33822"><p>I think these guys leave themselves open for criticism by posting this particular hunt online, but that's what they did, so here we go.</p><p></p><p>My guess is the first shot was in the gut. Really hard to tell, but the way it hunched up it looked like the back end moved more than the front end. 2nd shot I'm surprised the bullet did not crush the spinal column, although it appears to be high. so I'm guessing over the organs but under the spine. 3rd shot obvious miss. 4th shot although it got the vitals (my guess is bottom section of lungs), I think the bullet placement is too low and too far back given that the bull is lower in elevation and slightly quartering towards the shooter with his lead leg blocking the heart. The last shot should have been put dead center right on the front shoulder. I too would have kept shooting until the bull was DRT. too bad he had to get up and walk away from that before giving up the ghost. </p><p></p><p>He does show one of the bullets he retreived from the elk and my guess is it's a bonded core .308 or bigger, and a nice mushroom so still had plenty of velocity at impact.</p><p></p><p>Also appears to me that they are just holding for elevation. they make a comment that they want the bull to get within 400 yards which is about max range for an accurate holdover shot on a bull using a duplex reticle. Although I don't recall hearing anything about actual yardage once they finally shoot.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Timber338, post: 923382, member: 33822"] I think these guys leave themselves open for criticism by posting this particular hunt online, but that's what they did, so here we go. My guess is the first shot was in the gut. Really hard to tell, but the way it hunched up it looked like the back end moved more than the front end. 2nd shot I'm surprised the bullet did not crush the spinal column, although it appears to be high. so I'm guessing over the organs but under the spine. 3rd shot obvious miss. 4th shot although it got the vitals (my guess is bottom section of lungs), I think the bullet placement is too low and too far back given that the bull is lower in elevation and slightly quartering towards the shooter with his lead leg blocking the heart. The last shot should have been put dead center right on the front shoulder. I too would have kept shooting until the bull was DRT. too bad he had to get up and walk away from that before giving up the ghost. He does show one of the bullets he retreived from the elk and my guess is it's a bonded core .308 or bigger, and a nice mushroom so still had plenty of velocity at impact. Also appears to me that they are just holding for elevation. they make a comment that they want the bull to get within 400 yards which is about max range for an accurate holdover shot on a bull using a duplex reticle. Although I don't recall hearing anything about actual yardage once they finally shoot. [/QUOTE]
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