I guess I will blame the caliber on the wounded deer, I sure wont take the blame. I always go for the high shoulder shot, thats the way I was taught to shoot deer. I know dead is dead but I hate tracking lung shot animals.The .270 just was not good for me. I have no doubt abouts its history, its just not for me. From my personal experience, I had a lotbetter results with my 6mm on deer than with the .270.
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You have to take the blame...bullet placement is up to the shooter.
If you dont have confidence in a particular cartridge, thats fine dont use it. I will not hunt deer with a 243 but to say thatthe 270 is to blame instead of your shot placement is pure BS