.405 Winchester, 300gr, +/- 2400 ft/sec, 6.5lb double, neck shot 75yds, dropped instantly.......Whitetail; recoil nearly deadly.
.30/06, 220gr, +/- 2600 ft/sec, M1 Garand, neck shot 110yds, dropped instantly, whitetail; recoil mild to moderate.
.30/06, 220gr, +/- 2600 ft/sec, M1 Garand, heart lung shoulder etc 175yds, ran over 100yds, bad kill, Whitetail; slow and lots of damaged meat.
.22 Benjamin air rifle, max pressure ( bout 60 strokes ), neck shot 7yds, dropped on the spot, large goat, recoil nil.
.20 ga, 3/4oz, 7.5 shot, light skeet load, neck shot 5yds, dropped on the spot, whitetail, recoil mild.
.22 long rifle, from Colt Woodsman, neck shot 20yds, dropped, finished with second through ear hole, whitetail.
Just like real estate...LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION
Have seen a lot of bad kills/lost game shot with more than adequate cartridge, just bad shot placement.
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