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exploding bullets on impact...is this real or are people guessing?
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<blockquote data-quote="Orange Dust" data-source="post: 1758219" data-attributes="member: 92702"><p>Here is another Ballistic Tip story for you all. When they first came out, I quickly learned some do's and don'ts, and created some fearsome holes in the process. One of the ones that did work was the 150 in a 7MM Weatherby. Killed a lot of game near and far, and that combo was very dependable. Shot that load out west and in Canada. Always worked until one cold, rainy morning. Target was a big 10pt buck with a rut swolen neck. Range was about 150, in a downpour and right at freezing. I shot the buck in the side of the neck about 6" below his ear. At the shot there was a lot of spray when it hit and the buck crumpled. I eased over to him and he was still alive. He got back up when he saw me, and I had to shoot him again quickly in the ribs. The bullet blew up and did not penetrate, or even break his neck, and the shot was perfect. I shot over 100 animals with that combination and that one was the only one that ever failed me, and it was the only one I can remember having to shoot again. The lesson here is no matter how much confidence you have in a load there are circumstances that can cause it to fail. If it had been the first animal I had shot with it we all know the conclusion I would have drawn. You cannot really make up your mind if you are using the right bullet or not until you have shot several animals with it. You need that history to make any sound judgement.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Orange Dust, post: 1758219, member: 92702"] Here is another Ballistic Tip story for you all. When they first came out, I quickly learned some do's and don'ts, and created some fearsome holes in the process. One of the ones that did work was the 150 in a 7MM Weatherby. Killed a lot of game near and far, and that combo was very dependable. Shot that load out west and in Canada. Always worked until one cold, rainy morning. Target was a big 10pt buck with a rut swolen neck. Range was about 150, in a downpour and right at freezing. I shot the buck in the side of the neck about 6" below his ear. At the shot there was a lot of spray when it hit and the buck crumpled. I eased over to him and he was still alive. He got back up when he saw me, and I had to shoot him again quickly in the ribs. The bullet blew up and did not penetrate, or even break his neck, and the shot was perfect. I shot over 100 animals with that combination and that one was the only one that ever failed me, and it was the only one I can remember having to shoot again. The lesson here is no matter how much confidence you have in a load there are circumstances that can cause it to fail. If it had been the first animal I had shot with it we all know the conclusion I would have drawn. You cannot really make up your mind if you are using the right bullet or not until you have shot several animals with it. You need that history to make any sound judgement. [/QUOTE]
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