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Specific Hornady ELD-X Performance
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<blockquote data-quote="Bob Wright" data-source="post: 1561735" data-attributes="member: 104363"><p>So, for those who have been fortunate enough to drill a heart shot on any animal ( me included) at any distance, according to this shot placement graphic, there is no room for error if one targets just a heart shot. Isn't the entire lung cavity (including the heart) truly the center-mass zone in which we hope to place a shot and not targeting only the heart? In this case, the heart is a low hit, in the kill zone and effective. Notice the bone structure below and forward. Sure, many of us have hit heart shots but it's not something I focus on. It's the hydraulic shock that dismantles lungs, arteries. That's what I rely on. I can miss center of mass of this kill zone by quite a bit, but not the heart which occupies only the lower right 1/4th of this zone. Lower or more forward of the heart is just an injured animal. I won't do a heart shot on purpose. I called my last one, "lucky" after a sigh of relief he went down quickly and I found the heart destroyed.[ATTACH=full]120057[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bob Wright, post: 1561735, member: 104363"] So, for those who have been fortunate enough to drill a heart shot on any animal ( me included) at any distance, according to this shot placement graphic, there is no room for error if one targets just a heart shot. Isn't the entire lung cavity (including the heart) truly the center-mass zone in which we hope to place a shot and not targeting only the heart? In this case, the heart is a low hit, in the kill zone and effective. Notice the bone structure below and forward. Sure, many of us have hit heart shots but it's not something I focus on. It's the hydraulic shock that dismantles lungs, arteries. That's what I rely on. I can miss center of mass of this kill zone by quite a bit, but not the heart which occupies only the lower right 1/4th of this zone. Lower or more forward of the heart is just an injured animal. I won't do a heart shot on purpose. I called my last one, "lucky" after a sigh of relief he went down quickly and I found the heart destroyed.[ATTACH=full]120057[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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