Gentlemen, I have thoroughly enjoyed reading all of these posts and learning from them -- you have provided much to glean about the nuance of bullet performance at various ranges and angles of attack. I am hunting a spot of public land on the side of a mountain that was clear cut in many places years ago, and the clear-cuts are now overgrown with the most vexing thickets and impenetrable briar patches known to man. The deer use them as sanctuary. A day or two into rifle season and the deer, when you see them, will appear at any angle and only for a moment. An exposed deer is exposed only for the time it takes to bound from one point of cover to another. You must take the shot you get, or go home with an unfilled tag. My bullet of choice is the nosler partition, and after reading your posts, I believe that is the soundest choice for my conditions.
