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Desertscout1 · May 10, 2006, 04:53 PM

I reckon a .30-'06 isn't a very good stopper either. I shot a big German Shepard a few years ago with an '06 and he ran home and was fine in a few days. The shot was nearly perfect, right behind the left front shoulder and exited through the right shoulder without breaking any bones. The bullet narrowly missed the heart and just hit the top of the lungs. He was back running around in 2-3 days. The bullet was Sierra 165 gr. BTSP at about 70 yards.
Boils down more to shot placement, than power.

May 10, 2006, 04:53 PM	#16
Desertscout1 Senior Member Join Date: December 7, 2004 Location: NM Posts: 421	I reckon a .30-'06 isn't a very good stopper either. I shot a big German Shepard a few years ago with an '06 and he ran home and was fine in a few days. The shot was nearly perfect, right behind the left front shoulder and exited through the right shoulder without breaking any bones. The bullet narrowly missed the heart and just hit the top of the lungs. He was back running around in 2-3 days. The bullet was Sierra 165 gr. BTSP at about 70 yards. Boils down more to shot placement, than power. __________________ Desertscout Southwest Shooting Authority Colts and Kimbers are what you show your friends. Glocks are what you show your enemies.