204 exit wound question

sell33 · 04-23-2008, 09:56 AM

OK,

so my good friend has a ruger m77 in 204 ruger. the only thing he really uses it for is groundhogs. I am just very curious as to the exit wounds. he shoots the factory hornady 32 gr. ballistic tips.

My question is why does it exit sometimes and sometimes not? I know it probably has to do with hitting bone or not and etc. I was under the impression that the varmint bullets don't exit if they are going faster? however, he has made 4 kills on hogs this year and half of them exited. Why did the one at 320 yds not exit, btu teh one at 260 exit?? both headshots. Then the shot at 120 yards didn't exit, and the one at 150 did....I am just curious i suppose but this doesn't make a lot of sense to me. All of these were headshots besides the 150 i believe, which is probably why it exited? the exit wounds were explosive by the way.

andrew cochran · 04-23-2008, 09:58 AM

Mostly the luck of the shot. But distance where it hits and bone will play a role.

sell33 · 04-23-2008, 10:04 AM

Kind of what i figured too, only thing that has me wondering is that the shots were fairly similar distance (260 and 320; 120 and 150)

Troy · 04-23-2008, 11:03 AM

can't answer that one for you. i will say one thing though, a 320 and 260 yard shot and they're both head shots. i'd say your friend must be a pretty fine shot.

Lng Rng · 04-23-2008, 02:30 PM

The closer shots may not be exiting becuase of the increased velocity, causing the bullet to explode faster. Other than that, it all depends on what tissue/bone is hit.

sell33 · 04-23-2008, 08:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Troy

can't answer that one for you. i will say one thing though, a 320 and 260 yard shot and they're both head shots. i'd say your friend must be a pretty fine shot.

Lol usually but he missed one at 90 yards one day too lol He was nervous it would hear us and "jerked" instead of squeezing cause he was in a hurry lol

Mick · 04-24-2008, 12:25 AM

I dont' know how big a ground hog is, but, I wouldn't have thought there would be enough head left to be going all forensic on the exit wound.

04-23-2008, 09:56 AM	#1
sell33 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ohio Posts: 710	204 exit wound question OK, so my good friend has a ruger m77 in 204 ruger. the only thing he really uses it for is groundhogs. I am just very curious as to the exit wounds. he shoots the factory hornady 32 gr. ballistic tips. My question is why does it exit sometimes and sometimes not? I know it probably has to do with hitting bone or not and etc. I was under the impression that the varmint bullets don't exit if they are going faster? however, he has made 4 kills on hogs this year and half of them exited. Why did the one at 320 yds not exit, btu teh one at 260 exit?? both headshots. Then the shot at 120 yards didn't exit, and the one at 150 did....I am just curious i suppose but this doesn't make a lot of sense to me. All of these were headshots besides the 150 i believe, which is probably why it exited? the exit wounds were explosive by the way.

04-23-2008, 09:58 AM	#2
andrew cochran Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Little town in ARKANSAW! Posts: 1,062	Mostly the luck of the shot. But distance where it hits and bone will play a role. __________________ Just an old hillbilly, who can still shoot the eye off a flea!

04-24-2008, 12:25 AM	#7
Mick Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Emerald CQLD AUST Posts: 958 Images: 1	I dont' know how big a ground hog is, but, I wouldn't have thought there would be enough head left to be going all forensic on the exit wound. __________________ OzHunter Give me a six-pack and a red dirt open road (Adam Brand)

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04-23-2008, 10:04 AM	#3
sell33 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ohio Posts: 710	Kind of what i figured too, only thing that has me wondering is that the shots were fairly similar distance (260 and 320; 120 and 150)

04-23-2008, 11:03 AM	#4
Troy Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Manitoba Canada Posts: 2,449 Images: 3	can't answer that one for you. i will say one thing though, a 320 and 260 yard shot and they're both head shots. i'd say your friend must be a pretty fine shot.

04-23-2008, 02:30 PM	#5
Lng Rng Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Minnesota Posts: 908	The closer shots may not be exiting becuase of the increased velocity, causing the bullet to explode faster. Other than that, it all depends on what tissue/bone is hit.