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<blockquote data-quote="Ckleeves" data-source="post: 2476545" data-attributes="member: 83259"><p>I don't think there is anything you could have done different, sounds like your shot placement was good? </p><p></p><p>Bullets act slightly different on game all the time, depending on impact velocity, angle, shot placement etc. You could take that exact same shot next year and hit 2" different and have blood everywhere, or the elk could be quartered away and not get a exit and have less blood then you did this time. </p><p></p><p>If you want them DRT you could change your shot placement to high shoulder but you will have more meat loss vs double lung shots. You could go to a softer bullet that's gonna frag pretty good at 200 yards and it might put them down faster but you also may not get a exit so that's something else to consider. </p><p></p><p>I have seen quite a few elk shot with partitions and as long as your not shooting real far they are a fine elk bullet, load them up again and go kill another one next year!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ckleeves, post: 2476545, member: 83259"] I don’t think there is anything you could have done different, sounds like your shot placement was good? Bullets act slightly different on game all the time, depending on impact velocity, angle, shot placement etc. You could take that exact same shot next year and hit 2” different and have blood everywhere, or the elk could be quartered away and not get a exit and have less blood then you did this time. If you want them DRT you could change your shot placement to high shoulder but you will have more meat loss vs double lung shots. You could go to a softer bullet that’s gonna frag pretty good at 200 yards and it might put them down faster but you also may not get a exit so that’s something else to consider. I have seen quite a few elk shot with partitions and as long as your not shooting real far they are a fine elk bullet, load them up again and go kill another one next year! [/QUOTE]
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