And perhaps not being a smart ass would help also. The entrance hole appeared like the bullet didnt expand and there was no exit. The round didnt appear to have enough KE to do any significant damage to the lung.
Wasn’t trying to be smart.
My point was: that the first shot hit the left front leg, shattering it. Proceeded to shred the forward left lung, obliterated the top half of the heart, and exited behind the right leg where all the blood is. The second shot exit is above and behind the second. Blew up what remained of lungs passing just below the spine at a rearward angle. Second shot was totally unnecessary, but as my son-in-law who was standing beside me asked why the second shot; it was an “insurance” shot.
Neither bullet was recovered. However, I did recover this one on Nov. 28,2008 from a doe I shot from my front porch at 44yds (later lased).
Bullet performance was exemplary.
Point was, only thing that would have resulted in a bang-flop was a CNS hit. However given distance and buck was moving, working a scrape made such a low probability choice.
On Opening day of October 2017, I shot 3 does at 17 to 37yds from my stand with a .218Bee with a 40gr HP. All three were “bang-flopped” with CNS hit. Again, no bullets recovered.
Again; shot placement, shot placement, shot placement.....
Added; I didn’t mention that this bullet was from same box of 500 as the other buck. Secondly, this bullet penetrated about 24” and was recovered against the hide. Bullet impacted behind the rib cage, transited both lungs, heart, and a rib before reaching skin.
The .223 (parent case for .350Legend) has a reputation only below the .243 for harvesting deer in E. Alabama and W. Georgia. The .350L can only be better.