entropy
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I highly doubt it was the caliber's inadequacy at fault. Perhaps anatomical differences between Axis deer and your regular target could account for your results, or some other factor....I use to think the same thing till one day on a hunt with a 22-250. Almost always used head shots or behind the ear. A big Axis buck with a nice rack showed up that I was not expecting. Well not wanting to mess up the head for a mount I took a behind the head neck shot. He went down and got right back up so I popped him again and he goes down gets up and is getting around on 2 front legs. Popped him again and down for good...Never again will I take a .22 Cal on a deer hunt. There is no need for all of that when I can dispatch one with a much more efficient caliber in one shot...