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Barrel twist and length?
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<blockquote data-quote="Unofficial Gun Addict (UGA)" data-source="post: 1017356" data-attributes="member: 81139"><p>Jungleexplorer... I think the issue with a head shot on big game is that due to target size and the numerous factors that can move point of impact while in the field, most hunters prefer to shoot at the vital organs as opposed to the head.</p><p></p><p>Sure a head shot will kill a deer, but so will a shoot through the vitals. When looking at my ballistics for my 223 varmint rounds, just changing the temperature and pressure changed my drop by 7 inches at 450 yards...and they weren't extreme changes. Obviously, at 300 yards, the amount would be less, but then you have to potentially factor in angle of incline, wind, adrenaline, etc etc. the margin of error just gets bigger as you go.</p><p></p><p>So... If all things line up and you have an easy 100 yard shot in low wind, Well then perhaps a headshot is the way to go if you prefer. But as distance stretches out... Perhaps the vitals would yield a greater likelihood of success. Plus... If you've ever seen a deer come out of the brush with his lower jaw blown off because someone failed miserably on a headshot... Tongue drooping and wagging around in a horrid display, perhaps you would rethink it. If my buddy didn't take mercy... And it really wasn't the animal he wanted to tag... That buck would have spent almost a month starving to death. Crappy way to go out.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Unofficial Gun Addict (UGA), post: 1017356, member: 81139"] Jungleexplorer... I think the issue with a head shot on big game is that due to target size and the numerous factors that can move point of impact while in the field, most hunters prefer to shoot at the vital organs as opposed to the head. Sure a head shot will kill a deer, but so will a shoot through the vitals. When looking at my ballistics for my 223 varmint rounds, just changing the temperature and pressure changed my drop by 7 inches at 450 yards...and they weren't extreme changes. Obviously, at 300 yards, the amount would be less, but then you have to potentially factor in angle of incline, wind, adrenaline, etc etc. the margin of error just gets bigger as you go. So... If all things line up and you have an easy 100 yard shot in low wind, Well then perhaps a headshot is the way to go if you prefer. But as distance stretches out... Perhaps the vitals would yield a greater likelihood of success. Plus... If you've ever seen a deer come out of the brush with his lower jaw blown off because someone failed miserably on a headshot... Tongue drooping and wagging around in a horrid display, perhaps you would rethink it. If my buddy didn't take mercy... And it really wasn't the animal he wanted to tag... That buck would have spent almost a month starving to death. Crappy way to go out. [/QUOTE]
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