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Maybe the short barrel loses too much velocity for the bullet to perform properly.
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The bullet performed just fine. The first one destroyed both lungs. The second one damaged the liver. You just happened to miss the on-side rib to initiate more expansion. That is a big buck, and a big one like that will often take more than one shot from just about any caliber. Heck, he only went 40 yards.
Nice buck! I once had a guy tell me that a ".308 ain't good for deer."
I've taken 4 or 5 deer with my .308 since then.
Edited to add: Universalfrost,
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a near perfect rifle setup for myslef and my wife.
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I like the .308 carbines, too. IIRC, Ruger has a really neat 'target gray' finish on the Frontier model. Wait 'till you see it!