The bullet failure thread

[Texas270]

Say what you wish, but you don’t often hear about Core Lokts failing. Or round nosed bullets for that matter.

 

[Steve300xcw]

Say what you wish, but you don’t often hear about Core Lokts failing. Or round nosed bullets for that matter.

How far are most folks shooting rounds like that though?..

 

[MDR]

Both of these instances were from many years ago. I've since smartened up and use better bullets. Still surprising since neither of these cals are speed demons.

8mm mauser 196 S&B SPCE on a grizz. Encountered bone and turned into a grenade. I've had other cup and core bullets hit bone and stay together much better than these.

7.62x39 Hornady SST on a black bear. Hit but not recovered. Seen later in the year with a limp from broken leg. A friend used a 30-06 with the SST on a 57" bull and had good performance so your mileage may vary.

 

[Forkasauras]

Shoot enough bullets into enough animals and eventually you’ll see some odd stuff happen

7mm-08 with 140 gr corlokts, whitetail deer from a treestand about 20 yards. Entrance and exit wounds were about 2 inches apart just behind the shoulder. Deer dropped.

Another with 180gr round nose from a 30-06. Entrance was behind the shoulder, exit was just under the offside ear.