Great shooting and obviously its working for you! Im just taking a stab in the dark that your not the AVERAGE shooter either. Bullet placement is paramount in any system working. A well placed shot thru the boiler room is fatal, FMJ bonded solid whatever, the recovery distance and damage is the only difference. Im on the side of recovery but I also dont intentionally shoot animals thru the shoulders cuz my wifes Lasagna and spaghetti sauce , OH AND THE CANELLONI, made from the less tender front end is not going to waste if I can help it. With that said if one needs to think about too many things while hunting then maybe not shooting is the best option. I actually have seen the effects of small bullets on game and I dont disagree with you as long as the operator is above average in the marksmanship. The biggest deer Ive ever shot, weight wise, was killed with a Remington 22-250 shooting 55GR Sierra gameking #1390 with IMR 4895 and CCI BR2 primers in PMC cases. I shot it at 135 yards. It weighed 229Lbs field dressed five days after it was shot. Guess how far it went, DRT. Im also a big believer in the RPM being a major contributor for the killing power. I was dissappointed I could only elicit three posts in 23 minutes from you, I was bankin on five in twenty five lol. Thanks for the pics