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<blockquote data-quote="shinbone" data-source="post: 2041379" data-attributes="member: 15248"><p>Here's an entry wound on a big antelope doe. Stats are:</p><p></p><p>Perfect length-wise shot, middle of chest entry.</p><p>Distance was 68 yards.</p><p>.30 cal. Hammer Hunter 124gn</p><p>.300WSM, muzzle velocity was 3550</p><p>Calculated impact velocity was 3370</p><p>No exit wound.</p><p></p><p>Upon the shot, the doe collapsed in tracks like the proverbial "switch had been turned off." There was no subsequent twitching or any other movement.</p><p></p><p>Upon opening up the chest cavity, probably about 18" of esophagus was gone. Not that it was shredded, but literally no esophagus and no esophagus parts to be found. Turns out, the hydrostatic shock had pulverized it into tiny white particles, like cornmeal. You can see a few of the small white dots in the photo.</p><p></p><p>I carefully looked over the entire body exterior and cavity interior twice, and there is no exit wound that I can find, anywhere. Did a similar exam during and after skinning, still no exit wound to be seen looking at the underside of the skin or the exterior of the skinned carcass. I am very surprised at that.</p><p></p><p>This is a somewhat unusual circumstance of a very high velocity impact.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://randallcherry.smugmug.com/2020/Hunting/i-t9QXLVr/A" target="_blank"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/2020/Hunting/i-t9QXLVr/0/42670c9b/XL/IMG_3453-XL.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="shinbone, post: 2041379, member: 15248"] Here's an entry wound on a big antelope doe. Stats are: Perfect length-wise shot, middle of chest entry. Distance was 68 yards. .30 cal. Hammer Hunter 124gn .300WSM, muzzle velocity was 3550 Calculated impact velocity was 3370 No exit wound. Upon the shot, the doe collapsed in tracks like the proverbial "switch had been turned off." There was no subsequent twitching or any other movement. Upon opening up the chest cavity, probably about 18" of esophagus was gone. Not that it was shredded, but literally no esophagus and no esophagus parts to be found. Turns out, the hydrostatic shock had pulverized it into tiny white particles, like cornmeal. You can see a few of the small white dots in the photo. I carefully looked over the entire body exterior and cavity interior twice, and there is no exit wound that I can find, anywhere. Did a similar exam during and after skinning, still no exit wound to be seen looking at the underside of the skin or the exterior of the skinned carcass. I am very surprised at that. This is a somewhat unusual circumstance of a very high velocity impact. [URL='https://randallcherry.smugmug.com/2020/Hunting/i-t9QXLVr/A'][IMG]https://photos.smugmug.com/2020/Hunting/i-t9QXLVr/0/42670c9b/XL/IMG_3453-XL.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [/QUOTE]
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