Three scenarios of bullet failure occur.One is the elk was never recovered , so no proof of bullet failure. Another is elk recovered ,but poor bullet placement was the reason the elk did not die immediately.The third is selecting a bullet not designed for the job. This usually occurs when a hunter pushes bullet at magnum speeds that is designed for less than 2800-290o fps max or they take questionable angled shots .The hunters that experience these then goes out looking for the holy grail of bullet design rather than fix his/her own inadequacies.
Hmmm... How do you account for people using factory ammo that comes undone at normal ranges without entering the chest? How do you account for factory ammo used at very short range that comes undone? How do you account for factory ammo cup and core bullets that deflect off a rib and just slide around under the hide? How do you account for factory ammo that deflects off bone, penetrates the chest and fails to hit the internal target because of the deflection? I've seen examples of all of the above.
MIles, the man's killed 50 elk. You're starting to sound like Zerk, arguing for arguments sake.
It is irrelevant what you think. What matters is the TRUTH.
