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Art Eatman · October 9, 2013, 09:36 AM

Remember that skin is flexible. An entry hole will partially close. The exit hole is larger due to bullet expansion and/or "shrapnel". The skin around an exit wound is torn, rather than merely punctured.

October 9, 2013, 09:36 AM	#8
Art Eatman Staff in Memoriam Join Date: November 13, 1998 Location: Terlingua, TX; Thomasville, GA Posts: 24,798	Remember that skin is flexible. An entry hole will partially close. The exit hole is larger due to bullet expansion and/or "shrapnel". The skin around an exit wound is torn, rather than merely punctured.