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I guess there are lots of opinions and experiences at work here. For me, every deer or goat or exotic that I have head shot with a heavy subsonic 30 caliber bullet was a quick and fast kill. Even the long range shots were clean fast kills. I never go for brain stems shots but just aim for the center of head. Every one made a pencil size hole in both sides of the skull. I have killed about 6 or 7 animals this way and they all immediatly dropped to the ground and did not get up. If the animal is moving or skitish I will wait or will not take the shot. With a proper rest, head shots are possible IF you practice, are a good shot and know where your bullet will hit at different ranges. The different drop at different ranges with these heavy slow bullets make me always use a range finder. The difference in scope adjustment for 50 and 100 yards is quite substantial.
The 2 animals that I shot and the 2 deer that I've seen shot with heavy subsonic body shots were all properly hit in the chest area but were not killed. They all ran off. The bullet simply does not have enough shock to it for making clean kills on soft body shots. That is my experience.
I would not attempt to have my wife go for a head shot since she is not a cool head or a great shot when the chips are down and bambi is looking at her. Yes, when I am 'guiding' her on hunts, I tell her to shoot for the center of the chest and hope for the best.
Have a great weekend!!!
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