Thread: Just for Gibo

Originally Posted by Barry the hunter

good shot with a 308 or 270 but having shot a lot of deer with a .222 not a good shot with that calibre risky and chance of a long follow up tracking stint without a lot of blood - shot them there and had them get up and take off - just not enough lung damage - with .222 always tried to get bullet in behind shoulder into main part of lungs - yes a little blood trailing but usually less than 50 metre

Some years back a mate and I both had .270s, I used to swear by a centre of shoulder shot that broke bone and put animals straight down. He hated that shot and aimed o put a bullet in behind the shoulder. neither of us could understand each other. Until one day we worked out that he used a lighter constructed projectile that offered massive quick expansion while I used a bonded core type projectile that often exited. Both of us had the correct placement for our given projectiles.