Thread: Projectile performance

Originally Posted by Moa Hunter

I agree with you on the 'quick and humane death', but is a shoulder shot actually a quick death or quicker death ? Just because it will generally drop the animal on the spot because of a 'spinal concussion' does that mean a more immediate death than any other lethal shot where the animal dies of blood loss ?

one thing is for sure and for certain.......if you take out them front wheels....animal isnt going far if indeed anywhere...so chances of recovery is very high.....I very seldome take the neck shot after seeing a couple of not so ideal outcomes,but if Im close enough and animal is settled it is on the cards...now headshots...well can count on one hand how often I have headshot a deer,very similar number to how many Ive shot over 350yards....and the only one I can actually remember was done as red yearling was under 150 yards,I was sitting with mighty .223 across my knees and deer had my son with .308 on one side of me 40 yards away(who had just shoulder shot one deer) and mate with another .308 on the other side of me 75 yards away , both ready to finish off animal if my shot wasnt spot on...no fear of that when I have time the .223 is deadly accurate.it was almost a race to squeze off....well I knew I hadnt much time before one of them two did the deed so took shot offered sucessfully.
that was two of the three deer we harvested that evening ,needless to say my knives were busy for a long time that evening,steak in one pile and everything else into mince......no wastage when deer is shot within 75 yards of truck.

as for how quick is death from shoulder shot placed correctly with "enough gun" well I am yet to see deer stand for longer than 20 seconds,most is under 5 and none are still breathing as breathing apparatus are goneburgers pretty much instantly,no blood supply to brain means death is matter of seconds.
my conscious is clear,I sleep well at night.