River rat23
WKR
That illustrates some of the hang-ups with using small rifle cartridges , for one, and underperforming barnes bullets, for two. A larger cartridge , with the proper bullet choice, may have dropped that bou where it stood. Instead it got another 10 seconds of fun with a bullet hole in its shoulder. Ideally the bullets are supposed to drop all of their energy inside the target. Transfer all the energy possible. If it took 3 shots, and they all passed thru, that to me would indicate some issues I'd want to avoid. I have personally witnessed 2 black bear and a couple deer hit with barnes , and I will not load them any more. I'd rather hit the target animal with a large, rapidly expanding bullet, to transfer energy and put it down as quickly as possible. Very hard to beat many of the sierra, hornady , berger and nosler choices out there these days. Many of their offerings are much better suited for big game, in my opinion. Barnes may have its place, and they may kill animals, but i just don't believe they are the best tool for the jobOne shot to the shoulder and two follow ups to the ribs at just under 100 yds. All exited.