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<blockquote data-quote="Turpentine21" data-source="post: 2948498" data-attributes="member: 124909"><p>Agreed. Just because you can kill a deer with a 22 short doesn't mean you should. And I have done that. I've seen many deer killed that were hit with 1 number 1 buckshot. All 40 grains of it. Shoot enough gun to do the job when conditions and angles are not optimal.. </p><p>On the flip side, there is no amount of gun or caliber that will make up for poor shooting. Outside of a cannon anyway. And there are a lot of people that don't shoot the larger calibers nearly as well as they shoot more manageable options.</p><p>Shoot enough gun, more if you can handle it. And practice enough to be proficient with whatever you choose.</p><p>I do prefer a bullet that performs as expecited on impact. If you read Nathan Fosters studies of bullets action after impact it can be an eye opener. Anything below impact velocity of 2700fps is far less likely to tumble upon impact.</p><p>I tend to prefer large for caliber fragmenting projectiles that dump a lot of energy at impact, make a big hole, yet still have enough umph left over to give me an exit. If the jacket separates and I still get that exit I could care less. or if it looks like a perfect mushroom that's fine too. I also want enough bullet that I don't have to wait on the perfect angle. I prefer cup and core bonded or unbonded. I'm not into copper or mono's at all. But that's just me.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Turpentine21, post: 2948498, member: 124909"] Agreed. Just because you can kill a deer with a 22 short doesn't mean you should. And I have done that. I've seen many deer killed that were hit with 1 number 1 buckshot. All 40 grains of it. Shoot enough gun to do the job when conditions and angles are not optimal.. On the flip side, there is no amount of gun or caliber that will make up for poor shooting. Outside of a cannon anyway. And there are a lot of people that don't shoot the larger calibers nearly as well as they shoot more manageable options. Shoot enough gun, more if you can handle it. And practice enough to be proficient with whatever you choose. I do prefer a bullet that performs as expecited on impact. If you read Nathan Fosters studies of bullets action after impact it can be an eye opener. Anything below impact velocity of 2700fps is far less likely to tumble upon impact. I tend to prefer large for caliber fragmenting projectiles that dump a lot of energy at impact, make a big hole, yet still have enough umph left over to give me an exit. If the jacket separates and I still get that exit I could care less. or if it looks like a perfect mushroom that's fine too. I also want enough bullet that I don't have to wait on the perfect angle. I prefer cup and core bonded or unbonded. I'm not into copper or mono's at all. But that's just me. [/QUOTE]
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