It's also possible the bullet had changed since you used them. Have seen that happen more than now and then.

The deer she's killed, starting in 2010, have all been within 150 yards. They've been shot both through the shoulders and through the ribs. All the deer went down quickly, all the bullets exited, and all left plenty of destruction between the two holes.


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