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<blockquote data-quote="Deleted member 120585" data-source="post: 2351120"><p>I wouldn't make an assessment based on one event in the field. It sounds like a "clean" miss -confidence shattering, but certainly better than a wound and it is entirely possible it was an anomaly. I have seen great groups by great bench shooters with one unexplainable stray right in the midst of their succession of great shots. The fact that it happened while shooting at an animal, probably makes you shudder and doubt yourself and the "new" bullet; it would me too. Also, there is one big, big clue as to what probably happened: the deer ran away, a 208 grain bullet and the deer ran away! A 208 grain bullet on a deer is quite a huge wallop -and he ran away?!!! I bet, you didn't hit him and that in a way is terrific -it is so much better than a horrific, bad wound. I bet it was a "flyer" -for some unknown reason, a shot that would have been off by 4 to 8 inches at 100 yards and totally missed at 500 yards. It happens. I would practice on some water jugs at 500 yards and I also would bet they are toast with that setup and your skills. The difficult part is accepting that it was a one-time event out of your control and not let it affect your shooting or confidence. If, with some further practice, the bullet proves to shoot accurately, I wouldn't dump it for another bullet based on the one event. Best of everything and good shooting!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Deleted member 120585, post: 2351120"] I wouldn't make an assessment based on one event in the field. It sounds like a "clean" miss -confidence shattering, but certainly better than a wound and it is entirely possible it was an anomaly. I have seen great groups by great bench shooters with one unexplainable stray right in the midst of their succession of great shots. The fact that it happened while shooting at an animal, probably makes you shudder and doubt yourself and the "new" bullet; it would me too. Also, there is one big, big clue as to what probably happened: the deer ran away, a 208 grain bullet and the deer ran away! A 208 grain bullet on a deer is quite a huge wallop -and he ran away?!!! I bet, you didn't hit him and that in a way is terrific -it is so much better than a horrific, bad wound. I bet it was a "flyer" -for some unknown reason, a shot that would have been off by 4 to 8 inches at 100 yards and totally missed at 500 yards. It happens. I would practice on some water jugs at 500 yards and I also would bet they are toast with that setup and your skills. The difficult part is accepting that it was a one-time event out of your control and not let it affect your shooting or confidence. If, with some further practice, the bullet proves to shoot accurately, I wouldn't dump it for another bullet based on the one event. Best of everything and good shooting! [/QUOTE]
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