I certainly am not trying to start an argument here, just stating what I do.

I use hard cast in my revolvers, but I shoot behind the shoulder. My wife and I hunt in order to fill the freezer, so we try not to waste much meat. Therefore, we avoid large bones if we can. Hard cast bullets hitting soft tissue still hits like a freight train. I've not shot a lot of critters with hard cast, but the ones I have shot have folded up right where they stood, or very close by.

I shot a deer on a high shoulder shot once, or what I THOUGHT was a high shoulder shot, and it was a disaster. Only deer I never found. Saw it run off with a broken leg, and swore I'd never do that again. After that, it's been behind the shoulder on everything.

I know the shoulder shot works for a lot of you guys, but I'll keep putting hard cast behind the shoulder. It's what works for me, and what I have confidence in.