TARGET BULLETS ARE NOT HUNTING BULLETS!

180 eldm
7saum 20" barrel suppresed
Impact 2500fps
Slightly quartering toward me
Hit the back half of the shoulder
There was a baseball hole through the shoulder and a pencil hole through the body on the exit side. Most of it stayed inside of him. He dashed about 20 yards, stood for a second on 3 legs and piled up. It was late, cold, miserable, and I was alone and a long way from anybody else so I didn't mess around much with pictures. I cut him up and hit the trail.
Where does all that lead go? I have always wondered that because you never find it with a match bullet, if you find anything at all. Does it vaporize? How big of a swath of animal does that vaporized lead end up in? How much beyond the visible wound channel? I shoot these type of bullets at game also but I wanna know where does the lead go.
 
Where does all that lead go? I have always wondered that because you never find it with a match bullet, if you find anything at all. Does it vaporize? How big of a swath of animal does that vaporized lead end up in? How much beyond the visible wound channel? I shoot these type of bullets at game also but I wanna know where does the lead go.
If you shoot them in the lungs it doesnt matter. If I hit a shoulder I'm going to be careful. No different than any cup and core bullet.
 
Where does all that lead go? I have always wondered that because you never find it with a match bullet, if you find anything at all. Does it vaporize? How big of a swath of animal does that vaporized lead end up in? How much beyond the visible wound channel? I shoot these type of bullets at game also but I wanna know where does the lead go.
In your mouth and out your butt. Nothing to worry about.
 
Just in case. But my position is I don't have to condone whatever you use nor do I expect anyone to do same for me.


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Not a 180gr but an 88gr out of a 22Creed. Shot distance was just over 350 yards. I wanted to try them a little farther out but....
What's your MV on those? Not sure that I'm thrilled with the terminal consistency of the 80.5 gr Bergers in mine running a little north of 3,200fps. These might be worth a try.
 
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