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Bullet Expansion - Hammer Hunter vs HHT
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<blockquote data-quote="Petey308" data-source="post: 2953357" data-attributes="member: 106845"><p>Yeah, I've had some issues over the years, but not many and it was usually explainable, or at least is now that I know a lot more now than I did then lol. </p><p></p><p>Like your 45 Colt example. That one grazed the side of the tree and impacted on the edge of the bullet, so it basically deflected it rather than punched through it. I'm actually surprised you found the bullet. That big round nosed bullet was able to absorb the glance somewhat. A higher powered more pointed rifle bullet, hitting the tree more squarely, will typically punch right through a tree like that. Depending on how it's constructed and how far the animal is from the tree behind it, will determine if it still has the ability to kill if it makes it through the tree. </p><p></p><p>Many of the other issues I've had with hitting things in the path to the animal were the open tip bullets like I mentioned. I don't recall any issues from AMAXs, VMAXs, BlitzKings, Ballistic Tips, etc but I could just be forgetting about an occasion lol. So far so good too with the newer varieties like Barnes TTSX (although I haven't shot one of those in several years now), Apex Afterburner, ELDX, TMK, TGK, ELDM, etc. I'm definitely due for some bad luck though. </p><p></p><p><img src="https://media3.giphy.com/media/q6Y1l4S5wvBBetZcXm/200.gif" alt="Knock Knock Good Luck GIF by StickerGiant" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Petey308, post: 2953357, member: 106845"] Yeah, I’ve had some issues over the years, but not many and it was usually explainable, or at least is now that I know a lot more now than I did then lol. Like your 45 Colt example. That one grazed the side of the tree and impacted on the edge of the bullet, so it basically deflected it rather than punched through it. I’m actually surprised you found the bullet. That big round nosed bullet was able to absorb the glance somewhat. A higher powered more pointed rifle bullet, hitting the tree more squarely, will typically punch right through a tree like that. Depending on how it’s constructed and how far the animal is from the tree behind it, will determine if it still has the ability to kill if it makes it through the tree. Many of the other issues I’ve had with hitting things in the path to the animal were the open tip bullets like I mentioned. I don’t recall any issues from AMAXs, VMAXs, BlitzKings, Ballistic Tips, etc but I could just be forgetting about an occasion lol. So far so good too with the newer varieties like Barnes TTSX (although I haven’t shot one of those in several years now), Apex Afterburner, ELDX, TMK, TGK, ELDM, etc. I’m definitely due for some bad luck though. [IMG alt="Knock Knock Good Luck GIF by StickerGiant"]https://media3.giphy.com/media/q6Y1l4S5wvBBetZcXm/200.gif[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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