[Texascoonhunter]

Bullet size ? I want to know your experiences concerning large grain bullets verses smaller grain bullets when it comes to the matter of damaging meat and meat loss. I have shot lots of deer in my life time. Heavier bullets mushroom/expand but stay together with less fragmentation than a lighter bullet. I prefer to shoot a deer with a 30.06 w/180 grain bullet at 2800 fps than a 243 w/100 grain bullet at 2800 fps. The shock/bloodshot damage to the meat seems to be less with the 180 grain as compared to the 100 grain bullet. I feel that I loose less meat with the 06. I get fragmentation from the 243 and I don't with the 06. Why is this so? I appreciate your knowledge/reply on this subject!