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<blockquote data-quote="Konrad" data-source="post: 734481" data-attributes="member: 26549"><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Hello Mike,</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Thanks for the informative, thoughtful and well documented post.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">I personally had not given much consideration to the subject of optimum penetration until I started reading Ed Ashby's work and doing some limited experimentation on my own. The fact that the number of "hit and lost" deer in Ashby's woods had dramatically increased since the acceptance of the compound bow was an alarm that should have rung in a lot of professionals' ears (i.e. guides, wildlife biologists and managers).</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">For me, the penetration issue was a natural carry over from my firearms experience. The first modern rifle I ever purchased was in 375 H&H. I have since purchased other calibers and used them a field but I have always maintained a warm spot for my 375's (they seem to multiply in my safe). I just seem to feel more confident with my Number 1 Tropical. Perhaps that comes from having used it the most or its inherent accuracy or that beautiful 300 grain spitzer boat tailed Sierra projectile or the fact that I have never needed another shot or had to track anything once hit with it. It comes back to the same two things, being able to accurately place the shot and leaving a second hole on the other side of the target.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Thanks again and Merry Christmas,</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">K</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Konrad, post: 734481, member: 26549"] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]Hello Mike,[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]Thanks for the informative, thoughtful and well documented post.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]I personally had not given much consideration to the subject of optimum penetration until I started reading Ed Ashby’s work and doing some limited experimentation on my own. The fact that the number of “hit and lost” deer in Ashby’s woods had dramatically increased since the acceptance of the compound bow was an alarm that should have rung in a lot of professionals’ ears (i.e. guides, wildlife biologists and managers).[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]For me, the penetration issue was a natural carry over from my firearms experience. The first modern rifle I ever purchased was in 375 H&H. I have since purchased other calibers and used them a field but I have always maintained a warm spot for my 375’s (they seem to multiply in my safe). I just seem to feel more confident with my Number 1 Tropical. Perhaps that comes from having used it the most or its inherent accuracy or that beautiful 300 grain spitzer boat tailed Sierra projectile or the fact that I have never needed another shot or had to track anything once hit with it. It comes back to the same two things, being able to accurately place the shot and leaving a second hole on the other side of the target.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]Thanks again and Merry Christmas,[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]K[/SIZE][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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