And I hasten to clarify that all my deer taken with 22s were head shots; almost all were behind the ear but a few were behind the eye. Longest was ~280 yds with a Swift, slightly below the eye. Shortest was ~25 yds with a LR.
I won't take a body shot anywhere except the shoulder/spine area, and then only with a 25-cal or more so as to break major bones and come out the other side.
We're fortunate to have so many deer and that makes it easier to cherry-pick the shots. But whenever I pull the trigger it's still my goal to see feet in the air instead of on the ground running off, and to me that means either precisely-placed head or catastrophically-destructive shoulder/spine shots.
That beautiful high wall Hornet would kill any native game in my state except a hog, bear (illegal anyway) or gator. My second-favorite woods loafing rifle is a low wall K-Hornet.
Regards, Joe
