I'm sitting here, thinking about the responses that I've read.

5 shot, thanks for the testing. Although I admit (along with you and c903) that the materials used in the test were not indicative and/or duplicate of real life conditions of a live animal, what you've done is side by side comparison uner CONTROLLED conditions (something that would be almost impossible to perform in real life).

My question is more geared towards c903. You've stated "In fact, the medium you used would have had a coefficient of friction that could have assisted an angled penetration." In laymans terms, what 5 shot did would have increased the penetration??? How do you figure that? Stretch a blanket out over a board and try to make it deflect under pressure from your finger. Now take that same blanket and lay it on grass (with natural peaks/valleys) as you've described a live animals rib cage has, and try the same thing with your finger. Which method would indicate easier deflection of the blanket?

What 5 shot did was prove that both of these BH's will perform well under conditions that will almost certanly never occur in the wild (I've seen no deer with boards as rib cages), and that under real life conditions, both BH's 'should' perform OK.

*Just a quick note, I don't personally shoot either BH, but am very grateful to the testing that is performed here by others to inform all of us.

JMHO

Jim.