Originally Posted by
Stonewall308
I don't know about muzzleloaders, but I shot a buck in the shoulder once with a 165 grain Remington Core-Lokt .30-06. He hit the ground like he had been hit by a dumptruck, and never took another step. When a grasped his front leg to try to roll him over, it moved in all directions, so it was clear the bone structure had been turned essentially to jello.
DID THE SAME THING THIS YEAR. 155 POUND DOE. FELL OVER DEAD. BOTH SHOULDERS BROKE DRT. dAMN CAPS lock!
Shoulder shots aren't risky. With a deer facing your right, If you shoot high you hit spine, shoot low, you hit lungs, shoot left you hit lungs, shoot low left you hit heart. Reverse it if its facing the other way. its just a lung shot with insurance. and the fall over. The blood trail is almost a foot long in some instances.