This was the final product found on the second deer under the skin.

Actually Pglasgow.. I commend you for looking for a different projectile when you no longer had faith in the one you were using. There is nothing wrong with looking for something bigger and better. If you did not feel the round ball adaquate then you should have looked somewhere else for something you did feel would get the job done. Many people use a projectile that they have bad experiences with only because it is an easy thing to do. You on the other hand looked to a different way to use the rifle. I see nothing wrong with that at all.

I personally have never had a deer get away on a roundball. I am also very fussy about the shots I take. Like you, I do not like running shots, and avoid them. Walking shots I have done. Once I made a shot at one that was not running but not walking.. I am sure you know the speed I am talking about. Its when the deer is nervous and wants to move from the area, but something in them also makes them want to look around. They almost glide. Well she glided too close to my tree stand on the last day of the season.

I carry that expaned roundball in my possible bag. My new favorite is the .58 caliber roundball. Also I shoot a .62 caliber roundball along with about 20 different sabot projectile combinations out of my inlines. I just like to shoot....