Hey guys,

I do not post much but I do hang out here and read all of the info quite a bit. I have a bit of a technical question and there are about a million answers depending upon who you ask. I hunt in Florida but i also hunt in kansas during gun season. I Shoot a Savage 7mm Mag and I have been using 150 grain ballistic tips (Winchester ammo) for the last couple of years.The gun seems to like them and they shoot pretty good for me for the most part.

Typically, I shoot deer behind the front shoulders through the ribcage so i do not mess up any meat. The ballistic tips just make atremendous mess and then they fragment and tear the animals from stem to stern inside. I would like to switch to another type bullet that will put them down good without pureeing the guts inside theanimal. However, I have never really understood why the deer in the hunting shows always run off and have to be tracked where mine typically fall in their tracks and don't move. I do not care to have to go looking for them either.

Is there a compromise? The ballistic tips do the job but there has to be a better round.

Thanks

Charles