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The Basics, Starting Out
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<blockquote data-quote="Petey308" data-source="post: 2569786" data-attributes="member: 106845"><p>Beyond what I just posted in reply, steep quartering shots with any bullets are risky. Any target, even an animal, that's at a steep angle from how the bullet would impact it, has the high potential for deflection. If that's the only shot you think you have, I'd recommend avoiding the shoulder and if it's quartering-to aim more for the chest/brisket. If it's quartering-away, tuck the shot in just behind the shoulder to try to get in below the shoulder blade and behind the socket. You should still get into the lungs and heart that way. </p><p></p><p>I also do not like head shots, as it's a relatively small target and the skull leaves a lot of potential for bullet deflection as well. </p><p></p><p>Texas Heart Shots are you be avoided too, as it's asking so much from the bullet to penetrate through the entire guts and then into the more vital organs. Plus, by going through the guys, you typically ruin a fair amount of meat from gut material being strewn all over the place. It's no fun at all to process an animal successfully taken with that shot either. </p><p></p><p>If you have any other specific questions that I didn't cover, please ask.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Petey308, post: 2569786, member: 106845"] Beyond what I just posted in reply, steep quartering shots with any bullets are risky. Any target, even an animal, that’s at a steep angle from how the bullet would impact it, has the high potential for deflection. If that’s the only shot you think you have, I’d recommend avoiding the shoulder and if it’s quartering-to aim more for the chest/brisket. If it’s quartering-away, tuck the shot in just behind the shoulder to try to get in below the shoulder blade and behind the socket. You should still get into the lungs and heart that way. I also do not like head shots, as it’s a relatively small target and the skull leaves a lot of potential for bullet deflection as well. Texas Heart Shots are you be avoided too, as it’s asking so much from the bullet to penetrate through the entire guts and then into the more vital organs. Plus, by going through the guys, you typically ruin a fair amount of meat from gut material being strewn all over the place. It’s no fun at all to process an animal successfully taken with that shot either. If you have any other specific questions that I didn’t cover, please ask. [/QUOTE]
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