Gunwolf,
I once shot a whitetail with the 22lr EL.It came hard on my right side, so I shot from my left shoulder and didn't check the barrel selector as is my habit.I just left and went back the next morning.I went to where it was standing when I shot, and could see it in the woods.That may show that it's where you hold, rather than what you shoot with,but I won't do it again. A very sleepless night until I found it.
Mike