30-6 Posted July 3, 2014 Report Share Posted July 3, 2014 I don't know if it is only me, but i seem to have an interest in the ammo which end up in the quarry, to see the change from unfired to fired and how it deformed. Most are from sub 12 ft/lbs, but recently had my first .22 lr, from a rabbit facing me shot through the chest at 51 yds - eley sub,ended up in it's back leg. Last night had a rabbit at 42 yds - aa field plus 18g with FAC air running at average of 33 ft/lbs, facing me with head turned slightly, hit just behind eye, went down through kneck and stopped under skin half way up back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet1747 Posted July 3, 2014 Report Share Posted July 3, 2014 mine seem to go straight through Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalconFN Posted July 3, 2014 Report Share Posted July 3, 2014 I kinda loose interest once it's done its job. I have found other people's ammo though, old shot in pigeons, pellets in rabbit legs etc, I even found a pellet lodged in a rabbits backbone once - the poor animal would have been in agony for ages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peeshooter Posted July 16, 2014 Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 yes mty i do , if i find them i wash and keep them .243,, .308..22 rf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent Posted July 20, 2014 Report Share Posted July 20, 2014 I kinda loose interest once it's done its job. I have found other people's ammo though, old shot in pigeons, pellets in rabbit legs etc, I even found a pellet lodged in a rabbits backbone once - the poor animal would have been in agony for ages. I have recovered airgun pellets from hares a few times, I think its people who shoot them from their cars as they drive along the lanes. Hares as most know can be very dumb on the road and easy targets for the moronic if there aint a handy gateway. Never have or will shoot these creatures with airguns personally. One was suffering from what looked to be a well healed wound but what I think was a bad case of lead poisoning, thin not really very aware and all the organs looked "iffy" on PM exam I do recover bullets when I can, it tells you a great deal about the terminal performance (a very underrated aspect of ballistics by many otherwise keen on the subject). Had quite a collection until we had friends house sitting and the wife of the party decided to tidy up! These days I tend to photograph, weigh and record what I see. One thing is for sure you wont know if you don't look (sure most are not recoverable but if you take care and look carefully many are). Bullets and bullet fragments often do not always end up were you might expect from the wound track Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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