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Post by stevein on Jan 12, 2024 8:47:50 GMT -5
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Post by esshup on Jan 12, 2024 11:48:22 GMT -5
That had to be like you said, either a very low powered round from a centerfire rifle or a LONG shot from a regular muzzleloader. If it's coming out, then it tumbled when inside the deer and exited base first.
I shot a buck with a 250g 45 cal SST from my Savage ML. IMR-4759 powder? I had swapped from a metal can to the new lot in the plastic can and I didn't check velocity. While the deer died, the bullet didn't exit and was under the skin on the opposite shoulder. IIRC 221 yds. It DID hit about 8"-9" lower than it would have it if I had used the metal can powder.
I chrono'd the load after that and it was going almost 300 fps slower than expected, so MV was between closer to 1900 fps than high 2200 fps range.
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Post by omegahunter on Jan 12, 2024 15:40:32 GMT -5
This little guy was about 35-40 yards away and I hit him with a slightly quartering away shot through the ribs and the bullet stopped in the thin muscle on the inside of the opposite shoulder. Didn't even make it to the bone. Bullet was a 130 grain Barnes from a 308 running just under 3000 fps. Should have blown through him and another if it was standing next to him, but it didn't. Bullets do weird things sometimes.   |
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Post by stevein on Jan 12, 2024 16:15:38 GMT -5
I did not think about it going in the opposite side. Tumbling would use a lot of energy. It may have been deflected from a too far forward and that is the exit. One of the curls is visible at the 7:30 position. Without more info from the poster it is just a WAG what happened.
The .54 roundballs I have recovered were under the hide on the far side. At that point it would be like pushing a nickle through. I would love to see an exit video sometime.
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Post by esshup on Jan 12, 2024 17:26:23 GMT -5
I have NEVER recovered a Barnes bullet from an animal. I had an 85g Barnes from a .243 go from stem to out the stern of a whitetail.
If it curled open, and part of the curl is poked through the skin, then it had to enter the opposite side & tumble. And it looks like rifling is visible on the shank, so it was either a ML that was shooting a full bore bullet or a CF. Either way the bullet had to tumble.
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Post by omegahunter on Jan 12, 2024 17:49:03 GMT -5
I'm betting centerfire. Doesn't look big enough caliber next to his fingernail to be muzzleloader. And would have to be full-form due to the rifling engraved in the shank. I'm going centerfire.
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