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<blockquote data-quote="aebhunter" data-source="post: 1512337" data-attributes="member: 72979"><p>Really a good thread and something I have been thinking a lot about lately. Admittedly, I have never been a fan of the high shoulder, but I never hesitated shooting elk through the shoulder. By "through the shoulder" I mean the back third of the shoulder, tight to the pocket about halfway up the animal. When shooting the Berger 215 out of my .300 Win Mag, I never ONCE saw a failure and every animal I shot was DRT. When I started hunting elk with my 6.5 and 6 (cow elk) I recognized the limitations of that caliber and bullet, and concentrate on placing the bullet comfortably behind the shoulder and into the lungs. The results have been nothing short of deadly. I think now I am just strictly a "behind the shoulder" guy, regardless of cartridge or caliber. It seems like the percentages of a clean kill go up that way, there is more room for error, and there is much less meat damage.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="aebhunter, post: 1512337, member: 72979"] Really a good thread and something I have been thinking a lot about lately. Admittedly, I have never been a fan of the high shoulder, but I never hesitated shooting elk through the shoulder. By "through the shoulder" I mean the back third of the shoulder, tight to the pocket about halfway up the animal. When shooting the Berger 215 out of my .300 Win Mag, I never ONCE saw a failure and every animal I shot was DRT. When I started hunting elk with my 6.5 and 6 (cow elk) I recognized the limitations of that caliber and bullet, and concentrate on placing the bullet comfortably behind the shoulder and into the lungs. The results have been nothing short of deadly. I think now I am just strictly a "behind the shoulder" guy, regardless of cartridge or caliber. It seems like the percentages of a clean kill go up that way, there is more room for error, and there is much less meat damage. [/QUOTE]
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