I don't see how anyone can guarantee that a bullet will plant an animal where they stand. There are just too many variables. Animal stance, position on grades, adrenalin, shot placement, etc. But I think some projectiles can claim if placed in the right place, will cause immediate internal damage and help to stop any flight of the animal ASAP.

Whether a projectile kills an animal I do not see as the major issue. All of you report it killed the animal for the most part. I really see the largest complaint when I read the hunting reports.. not so much not finding the deer or animal hunted, but lack of blood trails. I think that is the major concern of a lot of hunters. Especially those that do not hunt in snow. At least in snow you find hair and a speck of blood you have clear tracks to normally follow.

So let me ask this of the forum members. In your personal experience (not something you read or was told about) what bullet produced the best blood trail? Now an animal that drops in their tracks could fall in that category if there was pooling of blood at the site. But really I would like to know, what the bullet was, what the powder charge was, the distance to the kill, where you hit it, what was hit as far as organs, was it a high hit, low hit, etc.. and last how far did it run and bleed.

My best projectile was;

T/C Renegade .54 caliber
80 grains of Pyrodex RS and a 426 grain Buffalo Bullet Conical
Deer was under 40 yards when HIT
the hit was too far back, but the angle was right
organs hit were the lungs mostly. Some of the others showed signs of pressure shock.
The deer ran 30 yards tops.
Anyone with no tracking experience could have followed the deer. Blood trail could be described as a steady stream and spraying on the bushes. I really do not see how it ran as far as it did.