A very fascinating study was done in the 90's by a southern state on just under 500 deer killed on a hunt club. Because of the setup the results were highly controlled and documented. Of the 253 instant bang flops 222 could be shown to have directly contacted/caused trama to the spine. Some of the results are: Bucks and does reacted equally to killing shots, 1 in 4 deer don't react at all to the shot impact and deer shot with a .277 cal averaged 31 yards of travel before dieing as compared to 33 yards for those shot with a .308 cal bullet. The study seperated out bullet types and construction and cartridges. It was very well done. Lots of great info that doesn't support shock killing anything, not even little southern deer.
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