Something that might have an effect on the amount of blood coming out is the larger diameter of the hole
compared to a spire point in the smaller than ML calibers.
I'd expect a ML ball makes bigger holes than say a .30cal.
Something that might have an effect on the amount of blood coming out is the larger diameter of the hole
compared to a spire point in the smaller than ML calibers.
I'd expect a ML ball makes bigger holes than say a .30cal.
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Mine using a Patched round ball do not leave much of a blood trail but the drop before leaving one. 10 -15 yards at most.
Shoot when in a vital shot is most important same as with arrows. Modern arms and jacketed bullets do the same with attention to strike point and not random shots at the whole deer.
Gut shot is gut shot by whatever weapon.
Learn to track. get a light if you need to that shows the blood, or a dog that can trail when legal.
But shot placement is truly #1 any other is excuses of failure.
BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |