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Bullet failures
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<blockquote data-quote="257 STW" data-source="post: 2401274" data-attributes="member: 117426"><p>One failure. An old Barnes "X". Shot was placed right in the crease at 80 yds on a decent 6x6 bull with a 270 wby. Found very little blood, and some hair where the bull was standing. The only game animal I never recovered. Looked for that bull for 2 solid days. Made me sick. That was over 25 years ago. I have killed nearly 40 elk in my lifetime, but I have replayed that shot over and over in my head and still believe the shot was spot on. I will take the blame because I couldn`t recover the animal, but have never shot a Barnes since, or lost another animal. Not bashing Barnes. I know that they make a great bullet now, but in the beginning...... meh, maybe not so much.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="257 STW, post: 2401274, member: 117426"] One failure. An old Barnes "X". Shot was placed right in the crease at 80 yds on a decent 6x6 bull with a 270 wby. Found very little blood, and some hair where the bull was standing. The only game animal I never recovered. Looked for that bull for 2 solid days. Made me sick. That was over 25 years ago. I have killed nearly 40 elk in my lifetime, but I have replayed that shot over and over in my head and still believe the shot was spot on. I will take the blame because I couldn`t recover the animal, but have never shot a Barnes since, or lost another animal. Not bashing Barnes. I know that they make a great bullet now, but in the beginning...... meh, maybe not so much. [/QUOTE]
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