It’s all meat loss if the critter runs off. I have just developed a preference for Barnes TSX and TTSX bullets based on my experience with them. I have recovered every animal I ever shot with one within 15 yards or less and have never recovered a bullet, just exited. An entrance wound and exit wound forward of the diaphragm usually lets the air out of the critter. Nothing wrong with Accubonds either. Several hunters in our camp shoot them well with good results on the meat pole. Less filling, Tastes great....Happy Trails

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