Cool. Good information you two. Greg, sounds like you and I are about the same, I bought my 7mm in '95 too but I've only harvested 3 animals with it, all deer in totally different conditions (actually first was with wife's .270) so I am glad to get your experiences. I think you're right in I've heard and read that the sub-30 cal. balistic tips are thinner skinned and blow up more. I did harvest one of my deer with one and the heart was totally destroyed and the deer fell so fast I lost it behind a small pine it was standing by. I had to run to the spot expecting the deer to bolt but it was already dead by the time I got to it.

Do you lose much meat shooting through the shoulder? I've always though that would be the best place to anchor an animal but would hesitate unless it was necessary.