I am a novice with handguns and CCW. Didn't see any need before but am getting more education.
I have read countless info as to what is better than what and I correlate it back to hunting. Shot placement is KEY!
However,
Back in the days of party hunting with 10 or so people, I've seen a couple deer full of adrenaline from being driven/jumped, take chitt loads of hits in the vitals and everywhere else in the body with 12ga slugs and keep going like they haven't been touched. You find them later full of holes.
I equate this to a human on drugs/bath salts etc. If they don't go down right away, you better be aiming between the eyes or behind the ear.
Its called a CNS hit or basically a structural bone hit, besides the central nervous system.
Cant tell you how many heart or lung shot deer Ive seen go past the 200 yard mark with a 50-72 caliber hole in them.
The ones that collect shoulder, backbone, neck or rear shoulders, even when non vital, can be incapacitated.
