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<blockquote data-quote="Shooter264" data-source="post: 511630" data-attributes="member: 23746"><p>Works for me. I am in no way telling you what to use on what. You do what you see fit. <span style="color: red">"I've related my experience with another Dall ram on this Forum, shot with another brand of bullet which also failed to expand. I shot the ram broadside at a distance of 13 yards - directly centering the lungs. This bullet didn't expand either."</span><span style="color: black"> I am assuming because you didn't mention it that it was not a VLD?? So is it fair to say that you have the possiblility from time to time of ANY bullet not performing correctly? That it is not just a VLD problem?? I simply stated that I don't buy into the stories that's all. Like I said before I have been using VLD bullets for the last 15 years and have killed lots of critters, (Elk, Black Bear, Deer, Antelope) and have witnessed many others killed with VLD's (Sheep, Moose, Griz) and have never seen a failure. I have never failed to retrieve an animal that I shot at. I shoot thousands of rounds every year and I am sure that some day my time will come to where I do not retrieve an animal. Knock on wood I hope I never experience that but I guarantee you I will be blaming myself and not my projectile. I am very glad you were able to retrieve both animals as we owe it to them to make every effort to do so. As for your bullet placement on your ram, only you know if it was placed correctly. It's too hard to tell from your photos, I would say that if your ram was quartering to you at any degree it would not have contacted lungs. But I can't say that with any confidence.</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Shooter264, post: 511630, member: 23746"] Works for me. I am in no way telling you what to use on what. You do what you see fit. [COLOR=red]"I've related my experience with another Dall ram on this Forum, shot with another brand of bullet which also failed to expand. I shot the ram broadside at a distance of 13 yards - directly centering the lungs. This bullet didn't expand either."[/COLOR][COLOR=black] I am assuming because you didn't mention it that it was not a VLD?? So is it fair to say that you have the possiblility from time to time of ANY bullet not performing correctly? That it is not just a VLD problem?? I simply stated that I don't buy into the stories that's all. Like I said before I have been using VLD bullets for the last 15 years and have killed lots of critters, (Elk, Black Bear, Deer, Antelope) and have witnessed many others killed with VLD's (Sheep, Moose, Griz) and have never seen a failure. I have never failed to retrieve an animal that I shot at. I shoot thousands of rounds every year and I am sure that some day my time will come to where I do not retrieve an animal. Knock on wood I hope I never experience that but I guarantee you I will be blaming myself and not my projectile. I am very glad you were able to retrieve both animals as we owe it to them to make every effort to do so. As for your bullet placement on your ram, only you know if it was placed correctly. It's too hard to tell from your photos, I would say that if your ram was quartering to you at any degree it would not have contacted lungs. But I can't say that with any confidence.[/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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