Hunting "Autopsy Pics" thread
OPENING DISCLAIMER: This thread may not be for the squeamish.
I wanted to kick this off in the hopes that we can start collecting and presenting some useful, real-world information on what our hunting bullets actually DO. We get A LOT of questions about what to use in terms of caliber and bullet design theory - my goal is to start presenting some visuals on our answers.
With this being a casting forum, I expect that most of what we end up with will be from cast bullets, but I want to keep it open to anything we hunt with, since that will be useful for comparison. If you hunt with jacketed, monometal copper, or even arrows, it's all good here.
We should keep in mind that every "animal down" situation presents challenges that may keep us from getting all the data, but what I'd generally like to see assembled is:
Data on the ammo: bullet type, alloy used, muzzle and estimated impact velocity.
Approximate range to target and angle of the impact (broadside, quartering, etc...).
Type and approximate size of the animal
Entrance and exit wounds
Affected organs
Recovered bullet or fragments if applicable, along with some idea of how much critter it took to stop it.
Behavior of animal before the shot (calm, agitated, running, etc...), and after (bang-flop, took about _____ yards to fall, needed a second round, etc...)
And hey - it's science, not an ego trip, so if you had something that emphatically DIDN'T work (lost animal or your buddy had to finish it off), let's get some discussion on the specifics of that as well.
Good luck all!:drinks:
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45/70 Cast Boolit Results
Bigslug, OK, I'm game.
This year and a half old buck was taken within 10 minutes of legal light the morning of 2021's deer gun season opener. Marlin 1895 CB, Skinner Alaskan sights, Accurate 405 grain WFN (420 grains with gas check and 2500+ WLL) cast of rather soft range scrap at 110 yards. Aimed intentionally high to bust both scapula and caught the CNS in the process. Buck fell over stiff legged DRT.
Entry:
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Exit:
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From inside chest cavity:
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Scapula:
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Top of Lungs:
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Mold was purchased about 7 years ago from Accurate.
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It has stamped on the mold 46-405C BUT that is NOT what you will see in the current Accurate online catalogue as the C now has a smaller Meplat. My boolit looks like Accurate 46-405T.