“...anywhere near as pristine as the above implies.”
Where do you people come from, with your heads three feet up your ass. I was sarcastically referring to the JFK assassination and the stupidity of the so-called pristine bullet that was found lying around and supposedly had gone thru three bodies.
The point was that high-powered rifles blow holes in anything the round enters.
The point was that high-powered rifles blow holes in anything the round enters.
Exit wounds for expanding bullets are usually much larger.
Lots of high powered rifle bullet enter a body and do not exit, leaving only a smallish entrance wound.
I know this from person experince in hunting deer and pigs, from what I have seen of game shot by other people, and from extensive reading about ballistics, game shooting, and bullet construction.
This knowledge is not secret. It is easily found in books on the subject, there is a lot of it available.
For example, bullets often act in strange ways after they hit bone.
Some bullets are designed to penetrate only short distances; some are designed with maximum penetration in mind.
There are hundreds of designs.
Here is a short description of a few of the different bullet designs for hunting game.
https://www.themeateater.com/hunt/big-game/ask-meateater-what-big-game-bullet-should-i-choose
Having shot hundreds of head of big game. Then having seen hundreds of heads of big game shot by others.
With calibers from 22LF to 460 Weatherby.
Having used the 30-06 on game for over 5 decades
With many dozen of different bullet designs. It is possible for bullet from a high powered rifle not to exit the body.
Bullet design is critical how it preforms shot angle muzzle velocity impact velocity all play a role.
Once it leaves the muzzle different factors all play a role in what happens when it hits a target.
For awhile I used a 125gr Serria at 3200fps out of one of my 30-06’s.
It would enter leaving a 308dia. hole mush every thing inside and not exit.
Killed fast but without a exit hole blood trails were iffy.
I decided a tougher heaver bullet was better.
So without knowing a lot of specifics saying a bullet from a 30-06. Well always leave a exit wound or hole.
Is wrong.