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exploding bullets on impact...is this real or are people guessing?
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<blockquote data-quote="ATH" data-source="post: 1753791" data-attributes="member: 1656"><p>Typically it's a mismatch between bullet construction, velocity, and target species.</p><p></p><p>1) Shot a yearling deer MANY years ago at 50 yards broadside with a 12ga Barnes Copper Solid slug. I ended up chasing and stalking that deer half a mile to put it down. The copper slug caused a plate sized splash on the shoulder plate and deflected off without penetrating.</p><p></p><p>2) Shot a buck with my smokeless ML driving a 200gr Shockwave beyond design velocity. This was the perfect rifle for shots beyond 150 yards, as I typically made in that location, but this buck was 40 yards. Knowing the bullet was soft I shot low in the chest for the heart. The bullet only penetrated about 2 inches, grenaded, and blew the sternum completely out the bottom of the chest. Caught the heart well and it was down in short order. But if I had shot it higher for the lungs or shoulder it may have been a wounding shot. Subsequent to that I often carried a second gun with that one in case I needed to make a shorter range shot.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ATH, post: 1753791, member: 1656"] Typically it's a mismatch between bullet construction, velocity, and target species. 1) Shot a yearling deer MANY years ago at 50 yards broadside with a 12ga Barnes Copper Solid slug. I ended up chasing and stalking that deer half a mile to put it down. The copper slug caused a plate sized splash on the shoulder plate and deflected off without penetrating. 2) Shot a buck with my smokeless ML driving a 200gr Shockwave beyond design velocity. This was the perfect rifle for shots beyond 150 yards, as I typically made in that location, but this buck was 40 yards. Knowing the bullet was soft I shot low in the chest for the heart. The bullet only penetrated about 2 inches, grenaded, and blew the sternum completely out the bottom of the chest. Caught the heart well and it was down in short order. But if I had shot it higher for the lungs or shoulder it may have been a wounding shot. Subsequent to that I often carried a second gun with that one in case I needed to make a shorter range shot. [/QUOTE]
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