KenLee
WKR
I'm not TaperPin, but can attest to the effectiveness of straight away ass shots on good sized (for South Carolina, anyway) whitetails. Never had one go over 10 yards. The ones that made it that far were at least trotting, but most were running hard that moved at all. These shots were with 270 and 30-06 Hornady BTSP interlocks. Pass through guts and wreck the lungs. Had a couple where the 165 gr bullet stopped just under the black skin of the nose. I'd guess I've shot at least a dozen straight away over the last 40 years.Well, you've got me thinking:
I don't think ass-shooting stuff is a particularly good plan, but because of that, I also have almost zero experience with it. For all I know, hitting stuff in the ass with a 300WM might kill like a lightning bolt. I don't know, and I'm being completely serious.
Could you relate specifics of the reaction, time to death, and other results of a bunch of first shots you've taken on deer and elk and whatever else when you placed the first shot in the ass? I'm not baiting you; I'm truly curious as to the specific cases and the results you could relate. I think it would be interesting.