I know its more about where you hit them but i also want a bullet that turns there vitals into mush and the barnes triple shock didnt do that it didnt even get close just punched a tiny hole through both lungs and most of the time with that shot they dont take more than a couple of steps with...
A bigger hole most of the time means a better blood trail if a deer does happen to run off and it also means that the bullet opened up and did its job inside the animal. Where i hunt its almost all thickets of just briars and thorns and i dont like going in those thickets to track deer so i want...
For young shooters i like the duplex reticle its just simpler and easier for them to use and you cant go wrong with a leupold but also check out vortex optics they have some great scope's for under $300
It was double lunged and went about 300 yards. Iv never had a deer go more than 20 yards with nosler accubonds and standard soft points and both leave a soft ball sized hole when they exit