I won't argue, but I will say this, it was shot placement IMHO. I would be willing to bet one of my 300 or 270 hard cast would have done the same thing. But since I have not done it I cannot comment.
I can say if it was a choice between packing a pistol that heavy and large and my 329, I'd pack either my 329 or a 45/70 or larger rifle... I wouldn't loose any sleep over it.
How fast was the charge? What distance did you end up shooting at IE how many feet? How many rounds did you get off? What was the angle and target size? Where did the bullet impact? Complete penetration I'm sure.
Jeff

We can keep Larry Root and all his idiotic blabber and user names on here, but we can't get Ralph back..... Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, over....