Anson
Might have just been a fluke- I have seen about 50 or 60 deer (and a few elk) shot with Ballistic Tips in a 270 and they all died quickly except two deer- Both deer were shot where you shot that doe. One, a whitetail doe, ran around the field for what seemed like forever before she tipped over. Her vitals looked like blood sausage. The other, a forkhorn mule deer, took three hits in the chest and his only reaction was to turn and present the other side of his hide to us. Finally he dropped, and I think we shot him again in the neck.
Never shot a deer with a 30/30 but have used the 32 Special, it's twin on a few deer and it was deadly with 170 grain Hornadys.
Fred
