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Old 12-24-2006, 10:21 PM
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small holes can still ruin a bit of meat, it all depends on shot placement. I prefer any exit hole at all, because i had to trail a deer last season that for some reason either didnt have an exit hole or just didnt bleed, and luckily i could follow her tracks in the snow, so i guess i would prefer a bigger exit hole through the ribcage for trailing purposes.
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Old 12-25-2006, 02:19 AM
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I love a big exit hole. Thats braggin' rights. but I do try my utmost to ensure it exits through the ribcage. (I boil the good part of the ribs for my dogs.) So no lost meat for myself.

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Old 12-25-2006, 03:57 AM
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Actully my 45/70 doesnt ruin as much meat as my 300wm. I give the meat to family members and really like it but I am a head hunter
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Old 12-25-2006, 07:46 PM
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Well with my shotgun, i allways get holes that are big. Lost deer I shot hit her in the hind legs while she was running, thought she was about 40 yards, turned out to be about 80. Even tho my shot was a luck shot and I wasn't aiming at the legs either. But boy o boy did she go down in a hurry. Walked up to wear she dropped and she was gon. Found the blood trail that Ray Charles could follow. She was still crawling with her front legs. But I like big holes, as long as you do get a good heart/lung shot you arnt ruining much meat. And plus I doubt you are really gona notice the amount you lose from the enter/exit holes.
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Old 12-26-2006, 12:18 PM
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Chee, ADD, I thought you never spent any timeout ofthe off-season forum!

I personally wouldn't want a really big exit hole, it's not very amusing to me, I don't mind blood, heck, it's hunting, but more than neccessaryisn't my taste.
Blood andgore shouldn't be entertainment,IMO.That doesn't mean it doesn't amaze me what guns can do. It's a good reminder of how dangerous they really are.
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Old 12-26-2006, 12:22 PM
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I don't really care either way when it comes to exit holes. As long as the vitals are destroyed, I'm happy. My hunting buddies and I generally use plenty of gun for deer, and we've never had to track them very far.
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Old 12-26-2006, 08:22 PM
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I switched to ballistic tips to make sure I had enough blood to track-and it works well. Those Nosler partitions didn't leave any blood to speak of. They don't mess up enough meat to make a difference.
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