Originally Posted by DocRocket
Originally Posted by 458Win

And for those who wanted to know about penetration here is a photo showing both the entrance and exit with the bullet still in place. this shot was not well placed as it was too far back and too high, but he was highly agitated and twisting and biting each time I hit him.


Phil...

I have no doubts about a hard cast 9mm bullet's ability to penetrate, so I'm not surprised at the entry-exit wounds.

What I would like to know is what internal structures did the bullet transect internally? Clearly some vascular structure(s) was/were hit, but with that rapid incapacitation I wonder if you might have hit the thoracic spine?


As a quick point, brown bear bones are nothing like most expect. They are relatively light and far lighter than ungulate bone. They are probably as tough and flexible as bone gets, but not hard nor dense.

Mark Begich, Joaquin Jackson, and Heller resistance... Three huge reasons to worry about the NRA.