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I read the first study all the way through, it brought up a lot of good points in particularthat caliber isn't as important as we all thought. Shot placement is key, and a sure way to drop a deer in its tracks is to hit the spine. However, a well placed shot to the lung or heartwill only allow the avg deer to run at a max of somewhere around 50ish yards. Wow, I never realized how vital shot placement was. Ihave always been concerned about getting a cannon to knock them down with, turns out I was wrong (not the first time, ask my wife )

Now, the second study wasa little tootechnicalfor me. I am far from being a math genius and the data was jargon tome with the exceptionof a few things. I really appreciate you posting both studies, it really opened my eyes. I am gratefulfor my 30-30 and will proudly take a deer with that rifle.