One shot kills??

[lostriverproductions]

I haven't read through all 5 pages, but most of the DRT shots are a high shoulder hit. Not sure if the shock breaks the spine or not? Have killed 2 whitetail this way in mid west with a muzzloader. Now they droped and kicked just a little, nothing like a strait spine shot.

 

[crumy]

Everything I shoot runs for a bit. Everything my wife shoots falls in its tracks.

Wish I could figure out what makes the difference as we're both shooting .270s!

I totally understand. I have shot three cow elk with a 300 and they hunch up and walk a little before dying.. Maybe only 30 yards but still. My wife shot a bull elk this year and it dropped. However.. I am shooting behind the shoulder to not ruin as much meat and she used the high shoulder shot method. (which you see a lot of tv shooters use) It is effective I just don't want to do it with such a large caliber.. But give me a shot at a 6x6 bull and through the shoulder it goes.