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<blockquote data-quote="greenejc" data-source="post: 1753520" data-attributes="member: 60453"><p>A high shoulder shot compresses the spine and the spinal cord, sometimes breaking the cord. It can also catch some of the nerve plexus in the front of the chest. It can damage the vertabrae above the shoulder joint, and hit the humerus artery, creating rapid blood loss with sudden drop in blood pressure. It can also shatter the ball joint and scapula on both sides, destroying the integrity of the skeletal support for the front of the animal. All are pretty much a DRT proposition or at least a Not Going Anywhere proposition. A shot like that with the right weight and caliber of projectile will also put bone fragments into the arteries and veins that run beside the spine and into the lungs. If it passes close enough to the spine, it will break the back of the animal just from the compression shock. Its a very good place to hit if you don't mind losing a little meat.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="greenejc, post: 1753520, member: 60453"] A high shoulder shot compresses the spine and the spinal cord, sometimes breaking the cord. It can also catch some of the nerve plexus in the front of the chest. It can damage the vertabrae above the shoulder joint, and hit the humerus artery, creating rapid blood loss with sudden drop in blood pressure. It can also shatter the ball joint and scapula on both sides, destroying the integrity of the skeletal support for the front of the animal. All are pretty much a DRT proposition or at least a Not Going Anywhere proposition. A shot like that with the right weight and caliber of projectile will also put bone fragments into the arteries and veins that run beside the spine and into the lungs. If it passes close enough to the spine, it will break the back of the animal just from the compression shock. Its a very good place to hit if you don't mind losing a little meat. [/QUOTE]
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