Funny story about too big...

A guy that hunts at my camp comes from Canada. It was Nov, 2001 (just after sept, 11th) and he didn't have his paperwork correct. He couldn't bring his gun across, so he put it in storage at the border and headed to WV, hoping to borrow a rifle.

We had a spare gun...a 308 Norma Mag. It was sighted in, but hadn't been shot a lot. Was my father's moose gun. He isn't into bullet types, he just made sure to hit the right spot, so he didn't even tell the guy that loaded the shells what kind of bullets to use.

This Canadian shot a 9-pt the first morning at about 100yds. I have never seen such damage in my life. He hit the front shoulder, and the near side was destroyed. The opposite side was decimated. I mean tore up! The meat on the ribs was black most of the way back.

I cannot remember the exact bullet type that was used, but it seems it rivled a Fail-Safe or something like that.

Last year, he used the same gun...to avoid having to bring his. I had him a load worked up with 180gr Boat Tail soft points. Similar shot...normal damage.

The bullet is key when using any caliber.

BTW...as I think about it, I am not sure on either account of what type of bullet was used. All I know is that there were no shoulder roasts from the 1st deer...My memory is going to hell. LOL