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Originally Posted by Big Dog  I once had a similar thing happen shooting .44 lead balls of my Colt 1851 Navy cap&ball pistol into a big dead tree - that spongy wood bounced those soft lead slugs right back to fall at my feet! Had I stood a couple yards closer . . .  |
Happens all the time. Those round balls bounce out of the tree even from a rifle. I have done it.  Not a good idea!
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