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Art Eatman · November 26, 2011, 09:22 AM

I've never worried about whether or not a bullet exits. All I care about is DRT, and so far, so good.

The Sierra 85-grain HPBT from my .243 tends to create a double-handful of mush in the heart/lung area, and rarely exits a deer. Coyotes? A whole 'nother country.

The worst exit wound I've ever seen was from a Sierra 165-grain HPBT on a 30-yard doe. I intended to break her neck but she took a step just as I touched off the trigger. Entry at the top of the near shoulder, exit through the leg joint on the off side. Blew out the entire bone, leaving a fist-sized cavity. An incredible amount of bleed-out.

November 26, 2011, 09:22 AM	#3
Art Eatman Staff in Memoriam Join Date: November 13, 1998 Location: Terlingua, TX; Thomasville, GA Posts: 24,798	I've never worried about whether or not a bullet exits. All I care about is DRT, and so far, so good. The Sierra 85-grain HPBT from my .243 tends to create a double-handful of mush in the heart/lung area, and rarely exits a deer. Coyotes? A whole 'nother country. The worst exit wound I've ever seen was from a Sierra 165-grain HPBT on a 30-yard doe. I intended to break her neck but she took a step just as I touched off the trigger. Entry at the top of the near shoulder, exit through the leg joint on the off side. Blew out the entire bone, leaving a fist-sized cavity. An incredible amount of bleed-out.