yep I probably would have, well maybe I wouldn't of, it would of really depend on me at the time. I've shot a large# of deer in the head and by his grace I've never failed to have them not know they were dead until last year, head shot a doe, broke her jaw, head shot again she got up and went 10 yards and piled trying to get back up, laid one in the neck and she laid still the cotton picken scope was off by about 2", it would of never made any differnce in the bread box I was sure of my gun, the scope, the load, guess it means we are all subject to have murphy come in to play every now and then