A few years back, Doug the owner of the hardware store down in Talkeetna, shot a man with a 30-06 180 grain remington cor-lokt.
Doug mistaken Eric's brown gloves as black tail deer antlers in his rifle scope. He hit Eric center mass and the bullet exited. Eric Had enough lung left to breath-in and yell: YOU SHOT ME!
Eric didnt bleed out and made a full recovery. He's a late 50's Anchorage guy. Old Alaskan men are tough, but not tougher than big bull moose and bear.
I'm relieved it wasn't something higher velocity or larger caliber.
In Iraq, a guy in my squad took a 5.56 fmj through the gut. Almost killed him from the shock of 2900 fps. His organs shut down and he went in a two day coma. He lived.
So in other words don't go hunting with Doug from talkeetna..
