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<blockquote data-quote="bengineer" data-source="post: 2414193" data-attributes="member: 36951"><p>I am a die-hard believer in softer bullets on game. That is a relative term, of course. A soft bullet in a bull elk or nilgai isnt necessarily a soft bullet in a hippo or a pronghorn. </p><p>I prefer a wide enough wound to bleed freely, as I am not a dedicated spine shooter, but not so wide as to prevent penetration nor to create such wide wounding that clotting occurs. </p><p>In a 243, I use a ballistic tip, partition or 100 interlock. In 25-06, the 100 game king. 162 sst or eld (either m or x) in 280ai. 165 interlock in 308. Hawk in 375. You may see the pattern. </p><p>The extreme of this is to use real varmint bullets on game. It can work, Ive seen it. But penetration is so limited that any margin of error is eliminated. If you neck shoot, this bullet type can work nearly always. Body shots, not so much. And they are super angle dependent. </p><p>Solids are the extreme the other way. A round or pointy nose non-deforming bullet can be a cruel wounder, unless bones are broken and vitals are damaged. A pencil hole in a heart can plug and just wound. A flat nosed solid (or equivalent) generally makes a wide for caliber wound and promotes bleeding out both sides. But those wounds often don't compare to those from a weight-shedding expander.</p><p>I am a chronic bullet finder. I dig em from backstops. I even dig em from a paunch if I think they are in there (I do have limited smell). </p><p>Even with all that said, two holes please.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bengineer, post: 2414193, member: 36951"] I am a die-hard believer in softer bullets on game. That is a relative term, of course. A soft bullet in a bull elk or nilgai isnt necessarily a soft bullet in a hippo or a pronghorn. I prefer a wide enough wound to bleed freely, as I am not a dedicated spine shooter, but not so wide as to prevent penetration nor to create such wide wounding that clotting occurs. In a 243, I use a ballistic tip, partition or 100 interlock. In 25-06, the 100 game king. 162 sst or eld (either m or x) in 280ai. 165 interlock in 308. Hawk in 375. You may see the pattern. The extreme of this is to use real varmint bullets on game. It can work, Ive seen it. But penetration is so limited that any margin of error is eliminated. If you neck shoot, this bullet type can work nearly always. Body shots, not so much. And they are super angle dependent. Solids are the extreme the other way. A round or pointy nose non-deforming bullet can be a cruel wounder, unless bones are broken and vitals are damaged. A pencil hole in a heart can plug and just wound. A flat nosed solid (or equivalent) generally makes a wide for caliber wound and promotes bleeding out both sides. But those wounds often don’t compare to those from a weight-shedding expander. I am a chronic bullet finder. I dig em from backstops. I even dig em from a paunch if I think they are in there (I do have limited smell). Even with all that said, two holes please. [/QUOTE]
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