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reynolds357 · January 15, 2014, 03:46 PM

I have put a lot of deer down win non-premium myself. I dont think whether or not non-premium ammo can kill deer is really a subject worthy of discussion. We all know it can. To me, the question is ,does the small per shot cost difference justify using or not using premium ammo? Over the years I have lost animals due to bullet failure. I know because I killed those animals later on in the hunting season. I have also lost animals I never killed or recovered that I am quite confident was due to bullet failure. Personally, the odds of bullet failure do not justify 7 to 20 cents per round difference in a hunting load. Many will disagree. If we all agreed, this would be a boring place.

January 15, 2014, 03:46 PM	#25
reynolds357 Senior Member Join Date: December 10, 2012 Posts: 6,165	I have put a lot of deer down win non-premium myself. I dont think whether or not non-premium ammo can kill deer is really a subject worthy of discussion. We all know it can. To me, the question is ,does the small per shot cost difference justify using or not using premium ammo? Over the years I have lost animals due to bullet failure. I know because I killed those animals later on in the hunting season. I have also lost animals I never killed or recovered that I am quite confident was due to bullet failure. Personally, the odds of bullet failure do not justify 7 to 20 cents per round difference in a hunting load. Many will disagree. If we all agreed, this would be a boring place.