I think with both bullets and bows and arras, we have a tendency to want to flock to what’s new and fancy. We want precision bow shooting equipment that can group in the same hole at 50 yards…..all the while sacrificing the other things, like arra weight, that it takes to inflict raw damage on a deer....even though that one inch grouping falls apart for most folks in the heat of the moment and becomes more like six.
Use a forgiving setup. Use something that’s gonna penetrate hard and inflict lethal damage even if your shot is off. I’ve shot a chitload of deer with a 30-30 using a plain ol’ 170 grain snubbed nosed bullet and from the standpoint of inflicting damage and leaving a good blood trail……it preformed time after time. I tried switching to silver tips for a while and fancier never proved to be better. I found myself searching the “thicket” looking for the deer I’d smoked because the bullet fragmented and there was only a small entry hole. The exit hole that’s blown out of the other side is your best friend from a tracking perspective. JMO but my advice would be to leave the ballistic tips on the shelf and choose a different round.
