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9’ Coastal Bear 375 Ruger 281 Hammer Hunter Necropsy

HammerBullets

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Brown Coastal Bear at 9'. Spot and stalk hunt. 327 yard quartering away shot. Hit rib on entrance and exit. Bullet recovered in fatty hide. Bear dropped in 3 seconds.

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Recovered bullet weighed 265.1gr
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Was the bullet going so slow that it didn't open?
I wondered that when I saw the picture, and ran the calculations.

With a 2700 fps MV, and sea level inputs, terminal velocity should be just under 2200 fps.

If I got it right.

Pretty substantial hole though?
 
Based off the size of the whole and the lack of expansion of the bullet...did it tumble?
 

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