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28 Nosler bullet choice
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<blockquote data-quote="WildRose" data-source="post: 1253095" data-attributes="member: 30902"><p>A straight on chest shot with the animal looking at you isn't going to generally result in an exit wound with a bullet that tracks true unless it's a solid.</p><p></p><p>The most important thing is bullet placement. Don't shoot for the shoulders with a frangible bullet and don't try for a lung shot with a bullet that doesn't expand. Either one can result in the animal running a long way with little or no blood trail to follow until they've traveled some distance.</p><p></p><p>I prefer a bonded bullet and won't try for a heart/lung shot on an animal unless it's facing me straight on. In the case of the latter if the bullet tracks true the animal's blood pressure will bottom out in seconds and they will go down. Nearly every animal I've shot in such a manner has gone down within a few yards of where they were standing and most simply stood there looking as though they were in shock and then collapsed.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WildRose, post: 1253095, member: 30902"] A straight on chest shot with the animal looking at you isn't going to generally result in an exit wound with a bullet that tracks true unless it's a solid. The most important thing is bullet placement. Don't shoot for the shoulders with a frangible bullet and don't try for a lung shot with a bullet that doesn't expand. Either one can result in the animal running a long way with little or no blood trail to follow until they've traveled some distance. I prefer a bonded bullet and won't try for a heart/lung shot on an animal unless it's facing me straight on. In the case of the latter if the bullet tracks true the animal's blood pressure will bottom out in seconds and they will go down. Nearly every animal I've shot in such a manner has gone down within a few yards of where they were standing and most simply stood there looking as though they were in shock and then collapsed. [/QUOTE]
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