Thread: Front on shots at Deer.

There isn't really a magical gap between the important bits in the chest cavity. Its quite full of important squishy bits, and fatal if you actually hit it. For animals that are shot and lost with that as a point of aim, missing entirely or a poor hit are the most likely rational explanations. For animals that actually are hit to take some time to die even when hit well in the lungs/heart isn't particularly unusual at all with any calibre and any shot angle. Nothing except hitting the off switch in the CNS guarantees a drop right there.

I blame the 270 first, pathic Cal lol. Secondly, Hornady can be crap at close range, i hate them under 60m .
I have shot a few deer now front on with the mighty 243 and using softnoses and everyone of them have gone straight down, dead! i aways take that shot if i had a chance as they all drop.

Its possible just hit bad, missing all the vitals, crap ammo for close range or just missed . Its one of the three lol. Use a 243 and its dead and use softnose rounds under 100m as they work
a hell better than many other ropunds up close