Originally Posted by bill
I just remembered a bullet blowing up story. 3 or 4 years ago I borrowed my brother in laws Remington model 700 .308 to hunt on Thanksgiving morning. I hunted a greenfield way back in a thick area surrounded by some 10 year old pine plantation. I was needing some meat and this club was highly pressured so I figured to sit till around 11. About 10:30 I had a big doe come out about 40 yards. I waited till she was broadside and put it high on her shoulder and dropped her. Within a couple seconds she got back to her feet and ran off. Myself, brother and bil looked for about an hour and a half with no sign at all except for a big pile of hair. I know the ammo was corlokt but not sure of grain. I think 168 but not positive. About 2 months later I'm hunting the same field one afternoon and out she comes with a big bald spot right on her shoulder but no limp and no other damage. I guess I should have aimed behind the shoulder at that range but it just goes to show it can happen with other calibers, too.


just how do you know the bullet blew up when it was not recovered. Maybe it failed to expand.

I've spent most of the money I've made in my lifetime on hunting and fishing. The rest I just wasted.....

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