Originally Posted by pointer
Originally Posted by PaulBarnard
Originally Posted by Crash_Pad
Shot one at 80 yards . She jumped a few steps, turned around confused. Shot her again. She just ran off. Went away for an hour then found her a hundred yards farther away. Shot a little one at similar range. It dropped. 55 soft point, 25g H335, not too impressive.

You shouldn't be impressed when you use the wrong bullet for the job.
I killed a pronghorn at 175yrds with a 55gr Rem PSP out of a 223AI fireform load. Went 10yds. Quarter sized exit hole.

The wrong tool for the job CAN get the job done, that doesn't make it the right tool for the job.