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Originally Posted by Kurt505
Barnes are supposed to penetrate but not in this case. It seems the bullet deflected big time. Broken front shoulder on a broadside shot and no blood coming out the far side. Would a 140gr ballistic tip out of my 280 have killed him? I can't help but think so.
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Look, if you hunt enough you will encounter situations where bullets do weird things. I have killed enough stuff with that shot and Barnes bullets to know that it works. I also shot a whitetail buck once upon a time with a 280 Remington and 140 Ballistic tip. This was witnessed by another member here actually. Anyway, the shot broke his shoulder. We could tell that Immediately. Upon arrival there was blood everywhere and after a mile and a half tracking him in the snow I finally caught up to him and finished the job. I hit the shoulder all right, but just below the knuckle. And there is nothing vital behind it. So unless you recover the animal you can't know what happened.