Thread: Is a 6.5x55 enough gun for Thar

Originally Posted by imaca

@Stocky do you mean they SHOULD be shot quite far forward because the shoulder is tough, or people incorrectly shoot them quite far forward because they don't know the anatomy?

No I don't kind of two separate points I failed to separate. The further forward(past the shoulder blades) the tougher and the less important stuff until your just skimming the sternum. I've seen a few shots go through just the mane no meat. Same as most animals though the actual shoulder and shoulder blade is good if your projectile is tough enough and you have enough energy to anchor it. Just be careful as some of the lighter constructed bullets don't like dense muscle and bone much. Otherwise behind the shoulder means less resistance for the bullet on lighter calibres.