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Message: <blockquote data-quote="swampratt" data-source="post: 4095727" data-attributes="member: 15054">My buddy and his dad used 30-30 and 30-06 for years and I had to track deer every year for both of them.I got tired of it and did a lot of bullet performance testing on deer I shot with bow and arrow.I would cut the head and neck off and use it for testing bullet performance.I found the 55 V max was excellent.Same shot placement with that bullet from a 16" ar has allowed my friend to find every deer by himself.None made it more than 40 yards.Good old 30-30 and 30-06 crushing bones and almost removing front leg allowed the deer to travel many hundreds of yards.I used to be on the bigger is better group.Results speak louder than larger calibers.That 55v-max I have used and  shot a huge bore hog through the  shoulder plate and into the heart.Rolled down the small hill and never flinched after he hit the bottom.  <a href="https://feralhogs.extension.org/shoulder-shields-in-feral-hogs/" target="_blank">Shoulder Shields in Feral Hogs – Feral Hogs</a>Here is the one that rolled down the hill.[ATTACH=full]402323[/ATTACH]Correct bullet for the job and the correct velocity to make that bullet perform. Pretty simple.I have a 30-30, .243, 30-06, .308, 6.5cm, 6.5x55 swede  45 acp (Hi-Point pistol) 16" 5.56 and 22" .223 that have all taken  1 shot kills on deer..223 is my favorite.It's super accurate, light ,fast and deadly.22-250 I see no problems with it.People that say no to a certain legal sized caliber can't shoot or can't hunt, it's as simple as that.My above friend and his dad could not shoot or hunt well at all. Took many years to train them to wait for the shot.I would bet in 10 years they fed at least 20 deer to the coyotes.Bad shots with the 55 v max still resulted in food on the table. It delivers the shock and trauma needed.Friends worst odd shot was the bullet traveling under the skin for the entire side of a deer 55 V-Max and the deer jumped a barbed wire fence and fell over.No vitals as it never entered the meat. Odd things happen.We all like different things so use what works for you.</blockquote>

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