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<blockquote data-quote="lhedrick1" data-source="post: 2014063" data-attributes="member: 116057"><p>We had one odd experience this year that we can't quite figure out. Dad fired 2 shots at his buck appx. 400 yards slight quartering to and maybe a slight quartering wind, 10 - 20mph. He was fairly confident the first shot was a miss as he slipped off the rock and the buck just stood there. But the 2nd shot was the text book hunch up, jump and take off running. He either dropped or bedded down. We kick the buck up there about 2 hours later and he may have had a little gimp but otherwise he's doing the muley trot pretty gracefully and clearly isn't hurt too bad. Maybe 1/4 cup of blood present where he was bedded and very few tiny drops where he ran. He bedded down again within probably 300 yards and Dad was able to finish it.</p><p></p><p>Now......before I explain what appeared to happen on the inside....its fair to mention that Hammers are very very destructive and leave very large exit wounds. I think that's a statement anyone who's used them would agree with?</p><p></p><p>The initial hit entered the front of his chest in the brisket area just below where the neck meets the body. It then exited on the offside upper back behind the shoulder and below the backstraps.</p><p></p><p>Where these deer were, it was all that 4' tall scrub brush so we suspect a branch may have been clipped on the way to the animal. But how in the hell could this animal bed down for 2 hours and get up and run like no big deal with a quarter sized hole in his chest and a golf ball sized hole in his back? And manage to not bleed out?</p><p></p><p>I do not claim this to be bullet failure. That bullet did all the damage it could with poor shot placement. But still can't understand how that buck got up and ran like he did. And how the bullet got from point A to point B bulldozing its way through and never hitting vitals. Just a freak situation I guess.</p><p></p><p>146 gr Hammer Hunter out of a .280 AI.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="lhedrick1, post: 2014063, member: 116057"] We had one odd experience this year that we can't quite figure out. Dad fired 2 shots at his buck appx. 400 yards slight quartering to and maybe a slight quartering wind, 10 - 20mph. He was fairly confident the first shot was a miss as he slipped off the rock and the buck just stood there. But the 2nd shot was the text book hunch up, jump and take off running. He either dropped or bedded down. We kick the buck up there about 2 hours later and he may have had a little gimp but otherwise he's doing the muley trot pretty gracefully and clearly isn't hurt too bad. Maybe 1/4 cup of blood present where he was bedded and very few tiny drops where he ran. He bedded down again within probably 300 yards and Dad was able to finish it. Now......before I explain what appeared to happen on the inside....its fair to mention that Hammers are very very destructive and leave very large exit wounds. I think that's a statement anyone who's used them would agree with? The initial hit entered the front of his chest in the brisket area just below where the neck meets the body. It then exited on the offside upper back behind the shoulder and below the backstraps. Where these deer were, it was all that 4' tall scrub brush so we suspect a branch may have been clipped on the way to the animal. But how in the hell could this animal bed down for 2 hours and get up and run like no big deal with a quarter sized hole in his chest and a golf ball sized hole in his back? And manage to not bleed out? I do not claim this to be bullet failure. That bullet did all the damage it could with poor shot placement. But still can't understand how that buck got up and ran like he did. And how the bullet got from point A to point B bulldozing its way through and never hitting vitals. Just a freak situation I guess. 146 gr Hammer Hunter out of a .280 AI. [/QUOTE]
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