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Seems like most seasons we end up recovering a bullet from a deer we have shot. This year was no exception.

This is a 129 Grain Hornady Spire Point. I shot it out of a Tikka T3 chambered for 260 Remington.

Shot was taken at about 55 yards, in and out through the ribs and back into an off side ham. Deer weighed about 110 or so.

I like spent bullets.

None for me this year, our gun season opened yesterday and I had a deer-less day. Never saw a thing! Today I saw a doe fawn in 3.5 hours........uggh!

C T -

Our M G deer season is only 1 week old. We have 4 more + another weekend, THEN 3 days after Christmas.

So far I've killed 2 does and NO bullets recovered, the 270 'bounced' clear thru.

I have a lot of deer hunting YET to do this season so, we'll see as it progresses.

Jerry

Here's hoping things pick up for you soon!

So you expect me to believe that a 270 will kill a deer?

Interesting.

Good luck to you in the coming weeks!

so far I've shot a cull buck with a .351 Winchester, and a jake turkey with a .270...no, ain't caught nothing

I guess there is always the .25-20...

.257 100 E-Tip at about 25 yards, nearly straight on. Found under skin near off-side ham. Another blacktail bites the dust.

How fast was that E tip going at the muzzle? It is a picture perfect advertisement for the E tip.

The little Hornady done a fine job CT, I have no recoveries to date, a 58 cal round ball made it out and so did the three 200 gr SAF's from my old 300 H&H.

Two visits to the doctor and still no recovery. We may have to go to a surgeon...

Shrap, if thats what I think it is, you took "catching a bullet" too literally....

A man such as shrapnel will probably sharpen up a Number 1 Randall, take a snort of peach brandy and dig that little bastid out.

Surgeon, pshaw!

2780 from my 20".

nope their still flying

No reason to dirty up a Randall, just get a cheap havalon. I might suggest doing it outside, however...

Thnx for the Good Luck!


No bullet recovery 'again'.

9:15 AM today - Rem M 6 270 Win >> EXIT side. First day I've hunted "meat in the pot" since 2002. It still works.

Jerry

BTW - Bullet entrance between shoulder & neck.

If you hold still, I can get that out for ya no problem. Them doctors are just milkin your wallet, don't listen to them.

Recovered under offside hide on son's smallish mulie buck, started at 2980fps....distance was 304yds.

Never found core, 35grs as it sits

Jerry you use the pump! Nice!

The last bullet I recovered was a 95 grain Ballistic Tip. I shot a deer in the throat, the bullet broke it's neck and then traveled down along the spine, where I recovered it about midway down a backstrap.

It still had core in the jacket, but I am sure it had slipped a bit.