LBT WLN

MART: WHY THE WLN OVER THE WFN? SAME MEPLAT, CORRECT?

It would definitely be a bullet that reliably worked over a wide range of game...Swift A Frame or Woodleigh Weldcore...iF you needed more than 2 shots with a bullet, I'd probably pick a better one, whatever your choice 😂

One bullet? That's like asking for one caliber and I'm not prepared to answer that as my knowledge is constantly evolving.

If on Tuesday I use a discontinued Partition to cleanly take an animal...its my favorite bullet......If on Thursday I use an XTP to cleanly take an animal...its my favorite bullet .....If on Friday I use a Barnes Buster to cleanly take an animal...its my favorite bullet.....you get the idea.....below is a photo of some recovered bullets from different makers and in different calibers that cleanly took game.... A favorite bullet??? Take your choice..

I was referring and stating that there should be really very few times that Any NA game should require more than 2 well placed shots...if they do, the bullet is either not getting to the vitals, or it's not creating enough damage. There may be exceptions, but they're probably rare. Shot placement of course if the largest determining factor, but if I ever was to have to shoot any NA large game, five - six - seven times, I bet that "I" would be the problem. If I was properly placing my shots, then I definitely wouldn't use that bullet again....fence or no fence.....an animal dying probably has next to nothing to do with that 😂 Just saying.....WT's to Buffalo, make your first two shots count with an adequate gun and bullet combo, you'll probably not have any real issues! 😬 And if you do....you might just want to rethink something

Again, even if your first shot is placed perfectly, there is no good reason not to keep shooting. It's just a good philosophy that may save the hunter some heartache and wallet pain. JMHO.

Mark, I know that you for SURE wouldn't need 5 or 6 shots to kill anything in North America....just saying & you know that too buddy

Somewhat realted to your point, several years ago my brother was on a guided elk hunt out west. He made a good shot an a nice bull at about 300 yards with his Lazzeroni Patriot but had already chambered another round for a followup when the guide told him not to, that he "was hit really hard". They did not recover that bull.

Good Lord Y'all....really? I know that this is about proving a point, but set all of the BS and what if, could if's, aside how many of you routinely need a cylinder full of bullets to kill your game? ROUTINELY 😆 that's what I was saying about bullet choice to the mentioned topic

Being Naive would be believing that a 45 Colt can out penetrate a 458 Win Mag or that you can only ensure adequate penetration on a boar by using a heavy weight hardcast bullets from a 475 or 500 Linebaugh, and then years later saying that the 10mm is perfect for hogs 😉😂 that shows a lack of something

IN 2001, IN MOZAMBIQUE WE WERE HUNTING HIPPO IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE FAR INTO THE SWAMPS, WHERE THERE WAS A GOOD SIZED POOL THAT HELD HIPPO. YOU TRY TO BRAIN THE HIPPO WHEN THEY COME UP FOR AIR, BARELY SHOWING THE TOP OF THEIR HEAD. IF YOU MAKE A SOLID HIT ON THE BRAIN THEY JUST DIE AND SINK, THEN BLOAT AND FLOAT A FEW HOURS LATER. IF YOU JUST GET CLOSE ENOUGH TO THE BRAIN, THEY'LL DIE BUT WILL ROLL AROUND FIRST. I DID THE LATTER WITH A 10 INCH FA 454 WITH A 45 COLT CYLINDER USING 305 gr. FP PENETRATORS AT OVER 1,600 fps, SO THE PH ALSO SHOT IT IN THE HEAD WITH A 458 LOTT. WHEN RECOVERED, WE CUT THE HEAD OFF AND DEEP DOWN IN THE NECK WAS A BULLET, WHICH THE PH PROUDLY PROCLAIMED TO BE HIS BECAUSE OF THE PENETRATION, BUT UPON EXAMINATION IT WAS MY 45 COLT BULLET. AS IT TURNED OUT, I OUT PENETRATED HIM. NOW, UNDERSTAND THEY MAY NOT HAVE BEEN EXACT SHOTS, BUT AT LEAST ON THIS OCCASION MY 45 COLT OUT PENETRATED THE 458 LOTT.

IN 2003, IN ZIMBABWE, WITH THE SAME 10 INCH 45 COLT REVOLVER, BUT USING A 305 gr. PENETRATOR WITH A WAY TOO WIDE MEPLAT, I SHOT A CAPE BUFFALO THAT WAS FACING ME (I DETEST DEADON SHOTS) AND IT TOOK OFF AND WE LOST THE TRACK TOWARDS DARK. 2 DAYS LATER WE SAW HIM AGAIN, THIS TIME HE WAS BROADSIDE I PLACED THE BULLET LOW IN THE SHOULDER, IN WHAT SHUD HAVE BEEN A KILLING HEART SHOT. THE BULL STAGGERED AND ALMOST WENT DOWN. YOU COULD SEE THE ENTRY SPOT ON THE SHOULDER. I WANTED TO KEEP SHOOTING BUT THE PH SAID NO NEED TO. GUESS WHAT, WE NEVER FOUND THE SOB. I FIGURE THAT TOO WIDE OF A MEPLAT BULLET HIT HIM HARD AND HURT HIM BUT FAILED TO PENETRATE.