Dang...we don't even have an alfalfa season here!!!

I need a little more info...were they bailed with a Deere??? Or a Ford/New Holland??? What gear did you bale in??? And what was your PTO speed???

I know what a Shockwave will to to a whitetail...It will mess up his day...
We have killed about 15 with that bullet in the last few years...getting full penetration with both 100grs Triple 7 and 90 grs Pyrodex R-S...I killed one last year at 143 yards...went through both shoulders and he dropped...

Actually I find it best to test my bullets on the real thing...With any projectile...In your tests I would assume that the last bullet would upset/mushroom the most..and the first the least...But...I would also suggest that the test isn't real valid as it pertains to critters and the velocity (using 777) was probably different than the other two shots...So
it may actually affect the outcome...

When I started muzzleloading in the 70s...I would drive a 2x4 in the ground...if my ball would penetrate, I knew if would kill deer...