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Whitetail POI...... What’s your intended Target?
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<blockquote data-quote="nicholasjohn" data-source="post: 2100275" data-attributes="member: 109113"><p>That's a VERY good point, Sir. If the heart is full, it often explodes. If not, you just get a hole through it. Ditto for lungs - If they are full of air, the results are different than they are if the animal has just exhaled. Now obviously we can't be watching to see if the deer is inhaling or exhaling, or time bullet impact to coincide with its heartbeat. But it is good to know that these things are variables in the equation. Also, if your bullet hits the rib on the way in, results can be a lot different than if it slips through the intercostal muscles between the ribs. Expansion will most often be quicker and greater when you hit the rib, and there may also be secondary projectiles going through the lungs with your bullet if that rib blow up. These variables in the equation are often the reason why two deer shot in the same spot with the same cartridge & bullet will often react differently to the shot. One goes down right now; dead as a hammer. The other runs 100 yards, and we are left wondering why. You've pointed out one possible reason for that.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nicholasjohn, post: 2100275, member: 109113"] That's a VERY good point, Sir. If the heart is full, it often explodes. If not, you just get a hole through it. Ditto for lungs - If they are full of air, the results are different than they are if the animal has just exhaled. Now obviously we can't be watching to see if the deer is inhaling or exhaling, or time bullet impact to coincide with its heartbeat. But it is good to know that these things are variables in the equation. Also, if your bullet hits the rib on the way in, results can be a lot different than if it slips through the intercostal muscles between the ribs. Expansion will most often be quicker and greater when you hit the rib, and there may also be secondary projectiles going through the lungs with your bullet if that rib blow up. These variables in the equation are often the reason why two deer shot in the same spot with the same cartridge & bullet will often react differently to the shot. One goes down right now; dead as a hammer. The other runs 100 yards, and we are left wondering why. You've pointed out one possible reason for that. [/QUOTE]
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