ORIGINAL: gleason.chapman
ORIGINAL: Pglasgow
Mike,
Its obvious to me that the shot entered inside the shoulder in the brisket and didn't go through the shoulder. But if you want to encourage shootinga quartered deer so that the bullet strikes the outside of scapula, then feel free. What I can tell you is this. Its bad shot placement with any projectile or any rifle and should be avoided.
Disagree Phil, it was and is a good shot into the brisket--the heart and lungs are right there. Where in the manual of hunting (reputable source) does it say that the quarter tobrisket shot is bad, or is that statement of "any projectile or any rifle and should be avoided" just your personal philosophy of shooting, which your giving your experince with?
Chap Gleason
Chap,
If you re-read the posted statement, I think you will change your mind. Sabotloader's shot isn't the shot I said should be avoided, though I would say this. To take the shot Sabotloader took, one needs to have every confidence that the bullet will strike right where it did. A3 inch miss, and the outcome could have been different.