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Message: <blockquote data-quote="bigcountryok" data-source="post: 1660800" data-attributes="member: 4368">First off congrats on the nice buck.As you said, it looks like a very hard quartering away shot that went down the ribs...are you sure he didn't turn as you touched off the shot? If not something went really wrong. I would say defective bullet. The 200gr bullet is at the lighter end of the .338 rounds so it's going to be softer and fragment faster. But at 2500fps from the muzzel it should be fine.  I use to hunt with a 338 Win Mag and used either 225gr or 250gr rounds and never did not have a pass through, even on end to end shots....(eh that one was nasty) All of my broadside shots resulted in small entrance, thumb diameter exit, and a gelatin mush in between. My brother shot a deer this weekend with his 338 Win Mag and 250gr Rem Core Loks. Entrance was mid rib cage and exit was out the front of the chest almost dead center. The exit hole was almost fist sized.  I would say go back and wack a doe to see what happens, because either way the damage was massive.</blockquote>