You are correct. Which is why I note that my experience is limited and my impression is only my own...it just didn't leave a positive impression on me. I still have several boxes of the 143 bullets...perhaps I'll give it another chance this year.
I've shot two does with .308 165gr BTs broadside at close range. Both had massive heart-lung damage, both bullets exited. Both deer ran about 100 yards, then flopped. From those incidents, one could decide that the BT wasn't a quick killer. I just think those deer had enough O2 in their blood to carry them to the place where they fell. Saw the same thing from a buck I hit the same way with a 7mm mag. I guess if you want sure-fire bang-flops you need to use John's high shoulder shot, but they don't often give me time for that.
