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Old March 11, 2009, 10:54 PM   #16
Mello2u
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I have shot about 20 whitetail deer with a .280 Remington, which is a 30/06 necked down to .284 inches. 90% heart shots, the others brain shots because they were real near.

Of the heart shots about half ran 100 yards before dropping. Their hearts were destroyed their lungs severely damages and bullet holes on both sides of the body; some had broken legs and still went 100yards. The .280 churns out about 2,700 ft lbs of muzzle energy and with solid heart shots still fails to anchor whitetail deer half the time.

I think you should reconsider hunting with a 9mm which churns out about 500 ft lbs in a +P loading. You can hunt the deer. You can shoot the deer. You can kill the deer. But will you ever find it?
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