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No , projectiles went through and were not recovered. He was a young uruweras 8 pointers so not massive by all means but not too small either.

When 240 gr goes all the way through an animal, I fail to imagine what 280 gr would do better ( except perhaps that your 280's are lead cast instead of jacketed pills)

I had mixed experience on the few animals I shot, notably one deer shot at 15m , unspooked ( so no stress or adrenaline ) , 2 first rounds in the boiler room did not put It down, i had to stalk it...