shot placement

You and your shot placement.... And now you are going "nitro".... Do you even actually hunt?......

If you don't hunt, shame on you for pretending you know what you are talking about and setting a future Hunter up for misery and lost game..... If you do, even worse, and shame on the wounded animals you will cause with your theories....

Either way, "antique guy".... From your postings, you come across as 30 years old or less.... Get some real world experience.....
 
Superbrad said:
You and your shot placement.... And now you are going "nitro".... Do you even actually hunt?......

If you don't hunt, shame on you for pretending you know what you are talking about and setting a future Hunter up for misery and lost game..... If you do, even worse, and shame on the wounded animals you will cause with your theories....

Either way, "antique guy".... From your postings, you come across as 30 years old or less.... Get some real world experience.....
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never lost anything yet but you can read my first post before you started arguing with me over an example I used I gave some pretty sound advice on shot placement.

and btw I called my self antiqueguy because I happen to own/owned a number of antique firearms martini henrys and sniders being my favorite I have had to limit my collection though
 
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Superbrad said:
Read your first post sound advice on vitals.....
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looks like sound advice to me i always wait for a good shot broadside or slightly quartering away its a reliable way of hitting the heart/lungs and i always pass up iffy shots that means if there's a chance i may hit something other then the heart/lungs i pass.
 
Some great advice, thanks to all. It will definitely be broadside only shots for me. Shot placement being key and then look forward to finally being able to open one up and see the projectile path, damage done and effects on the meat. maintaining good meat being the biggest goal. So many variables, factors and outcomes. Thanks again guys
 
The hunting section. I look at it as a big hunt camp. Guys like to poke fun at each other, and have some fun. On the other hand, over the years, I've seen guys close to blows, lawsuits etc. Both here, and at real camps. That's what we mods are for, we try to tame it down, hopefully without destroying the fun aspect.
Hunt safe, shoot straight, and have a good time guys.
 
Hoggun said:
Some great advice, thanks to all. It will definitely be broadside only shots for me. Shot placement being key and then look forward to finally being able to open one up and see the projectile path, damage done and effects on the meat. maintaining good meat being the biggest goal. So many variables, factors and outcomes. Thanks again guys
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Because animals seldom stand perfectly broadside, I will share a really good diagram that shows how the position and exposure of the vitals "change" as the position of the animal changes - in this case a moose. In "ruminant" animals like deer, moose and caribou, he position of the rumen in the abdomen is not symmetrical, something that most hunters are not aware of. The rumen ( third stomach) is filled with undigested food, and on an animal the size of moose is quite capable of stopping most bullets. Even on deer you should avoid shots to the rumen to avoid mess. Best article and diagram I have come across. I use it while teaching hunter ed classes.
http://www.ucalgary.ca/caribou/HuntingMoose.html
 
Eagleye said:
The posts so far have covered this subject quite well, and, as usual, I agree with Boomer and a couple of others who
have a lot of experience actually shooting game under any and all conditions.

I would just like to add a couple of comments. I have absolutely zero issues with taking a straight-on frontal shot, as
long as I am confident of reaching the vitals. This simply means no fragile bullets, and enough gun to assure that result.

Shots from the rear: While it is entirely possible to kill a game animal with the "Texas Heart Shot" it is generally best
avoided on game that has not already been wounded. You will need a bullet that penetrates well, and packing sufficient energy
to get up into the vitals. Of course, if you break the pelvis, the animal will be disabled reasonably quickly. As has been
mentioned, the cleanup may be a bit messy as well.

Regards, Dave.
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I agree on this, and I'd add that shots from the rear destroy so much of the best meat...why? Just wait til they turn and offer a good shot. If this means you pass on a chance, let it pass.
IMO, stay safe
 
I always take a boiler room shot.
I usialy pass on anything else.

Except this year on my mule buck.
I took a head shot at 30yrds.

Happened so fast like I was shooting at the trap range.

375ruger to the head works wonders BTW
 
regulate34 said:
I always take a boiler room shot.
I usialy pass on anything else.

Except this year on my mule buck.
I took a head shot at 30yrds.

Happened so fast like I was shooting at the trap range.

375ruger to the head works wonders BTW
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Head ? What head ?
 
One anatomical advantage of broadside is that you can take out both lungs with 1 shot. You aren't going to suffer for long with no lungs, and the lungs are a big target, with heart and blood vessels in between.
 
regulate34 said:
I always take a boiler room shot.
I usialy pass on anything else.

Except this year on my mule buck.
I took a head shot at 30yrds.

Happened so fast like I was shooting at the trap range.

375ruger to the head works wonders BTW
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never every take a headshot btw bad advice for a new hunter the head on a deer is always moving I have seen deer with their bottom jaw blown off only left to suffer and starve
 
Lung shot is what I always tell new hunters to wait for, its the largest target and gives the best chance at success. :)
 
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