Hunting & Fishing First groundhog of the year with a centerfire.

[MLC]

I popped a female at about 110 yards this evening using my 223AI with the Sierra 50 grain Blitz.
The hog was facing away from me and I aimed for the middle and rolled it.
I have the barrel threaded for my 30 cal suppressor and the sonic crack is about all you hear and I was duly impressed with the sound of the impact.
It was intriguing to find that the bullet did not exit.
Is this common with 223's?

 

[Jerry R]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: MLC</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Is this common with 223's?</div></div>

Quite common with not only the 223 but more so with a bullet designed for maximum expansion and/or fragmentation. Have no worries, the bullet did exactly what it was designed to do.

Head shots tend be a little more dramatic with the Blitzking.

 

[tat1987]

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Yup, very common with a shot like that. Blitzkings are supposed to do that. Like Jerry R mentioned, head shots are quite nice with those little bullets.

 

[Bobby]

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I had a 40gr V-Max liquify the insides of a coyote at 85 yards. No exit what so ever.

 

[Ghogs Nightmare]

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I've had the same with 50gr vmax on hogs. Even a 75gr vmax out of my 243 on a wild feline. But did exit on hogs so..never know

 

[MLC]

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Whacked another, this one smaller.
I could not find an entrance let alone an exit.
It did not move an inch from where it was eating.
I'm excited to try a 75 AMAX soon.

Standing with my rifle on the post of an electric fence isn't steady enough for head shots.

 

[AlterEgo]

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I'd bet the post would be more stable than the wire!

 

[Farmboy05]

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I'm jealous! We have the occasional hog around here, but nothing you could plan a hunt around!