Hicountry--
Layne confided to me about a month ago, while we were deer hunting in Iowa, that the bullet was a 140 Ballistic Tip. He estimated he's shot about 60 animals with Ballistic Tips before with no problem, but this one barely broke the skin before going kerblooey. Range wasn't very far or very close, and muzzle velocity was about what you'd expect from a .280, about 3000. That has been my experience with the "deer weight" Ballistic Tips, that while they work most of the time, sooner or later one will do something weird.
Layne is now 62, but he stays in shape and got in very good shape for the sheep hunt. But he did mention steep and rough countryt ain't as much fun as it used to be!
