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Do larger calibers really compensate for bad shots?
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<blockquote data-quote="MagnumManiac" data-source="post: 1707316" data-attributes="member: 10755"><p>Coming late to the party, but in my experience with poor bullet placement, calibre makes little difference.</p><p>I don't like animals to run far after the hit, I am very proficient with walking/running shots and rarely miss, however, as I like the high shoulder shot so that both lungs, or at least one are taken out along with the shoulder/s and the spine for fast immobility, I have experienced 3 times where bullets have missed the spine and sailed clean through imparting little damage.</p><p>Excepting 1 occasion where the deer (Sambar stag) dropped at the shot, the other 2 simply ran and kept running never to be seen again.</p><p>The 2 that ran, were hit with 30 cal 180 and 200gr bullets from a 300WM, the one that dropped and recovered, was hit with a 250gr 33 cal Partition, the impact difference was obvious, however, it still resulted in a lost deer.</p><p></p><p>I do NOT believe bigger calibres compensate for poor shot placement, nor do I believe energy transfer makes any kind of difference either. </p><p>Have witnessed a 25-06 with frangible 100gr bullets drop huge deer/elk where they stand, while 110gr bonded core bullets out of the same cartridge do LESS damage and the animals run some distance before dropping.</p><p></p><p>Anyway, that's my experience, amongst others.</p><p></p><p>Cheers.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MagnumManiac, post: 1707316, member: 10755"] Coming late to the party, but in my experience with poor bullet placement, calibre makes little difference. I don't like animals to run far after the hit, I am very proficient with walking/running shots and rarely miss, however, as I like the high shoulder shot so that both lungs, or at least one are taken out along with the shoulder/s and the spine for fast immobility, I have experienced 3 times where bullets have missed the spine and sailed clean through imparting little damage. Excepting 1 occasion where the deer (Sambar stag) dropped at the shot, the other 2 simply ran and kept running never to be seen again. The 2 that ran, were hit with 30 cal 180 and 200gr bullets from a 300WM, the one that dropped and recovered, was hit with a 250gr 33 cal Partition, the impact difference was obvious, however, it still resulted in a lost deer. I do NOT believe bigger calibres compensate for poor shot placement, nor do I believe energy transfer makes any kind of difference either. Have witnessed a 25-06 with frangible 100gr bullets drop huge deer/elk where they stand, while 110gr bonded core bullets out of the same cartridge do LESS damage and the animals run some distance before dropping. Anyway, that's my experience, amongst others. Cheers. [/QUOTE]
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