Impressive 223

[wvfarrier]

I shot a really nice doe today at just over 200 yards. The projectile was a factory 75 grain Speer Gold Dot from a 20" barrel.

She was above me at about a 25 degree angle. She was HUGE (likely about 200#) and her head and muzzle were all greyed out.

She dropped in her tracks.

The exit hole was impressive at nearly 3" across.

Projectile retained weight was exactly 54 grains and just over .62 at its widest. The entrance was a dime sized hole.

I found the projectile laying on the ground just underneath her.

 

[wvfarrier]

As you can see, the projectile was very mangled but that was after passing through her ribs and then blowing out a chunk of her spine

 

[MCHOG]

Trying to wrap my mind around how the bullet left a 3-inch exit hole and then landed on the ground next to the deer for it to fall on top of.

 

[wvfarrier]

Trying to wrap my mind around how the bullet left a 3-inch exit hole and then landed on the ground next to the deer for it to fall on top of.

Beats me. I just know where I found it ....my only conclusion is "bullets do weird sh!t"