ORIGINAL: Paul L Mohr
Actually energy will kill if you have enough of it and a bullet that will transfer it properly. This is why high powered rifles kill so effectively. They have enough hydrostatic shock to dissrupt the nervous system and drop a deer where it stands.
Some shotguns and muzzle loaders will do it as well with a shoulder or neck shot.
A .410 or other low powered firearm will not do that, nor will a bow. This is why shot placement is so much more important with these weapons.
Paul
Abullet or arrow to the spine will drop an animal instantly, nothing magical about a spine shot. A high shoulder shot is nothing more than a spine shot.
And bullets do not kill by energy. That is a big myth.Bullets actually dont have much more energy than a 100 mph fastball.
If you dont believe me take a phone book and stand it on end and shoot it with your favorite caliber and tell me what happens.
Take a small 2x4 and stand it on end and shoot it with a high powered rifle, it probably wont even knock it over.
You cant tell me thats 2000 ft/lbs of energy at work.