"I forget which gun writer said it but to settle a disagreement on bullet performance quoted " at what point of the animal's death did the bullet fail"?"

Most of mydeer and hogcenter fire hunting is done with Sierra bullets in .30 caliber. Quite often they donot penetrate a deer or hog at longer ranges but that does not matter: They usually just flop. Once in awhile they will go a few yards and die.Sierra bulletshave worked for me and i will not change. Most of my M/L hunting has been done with .50 cal. 240 grain XTP bullets: Theyhave worked beyond my wildest dreams.Have now changed to 250 grain SST bullets in my Encore and they work great for me.