Thread: Weird .243 bullet performance on a deer.

I had some great hunting this weekend, but I'm a little bothered by how one of my bullets performed.

I shot a 90lb doe standing broadside right on the point of the shoulder. After entering, the bullet did a 45 or 50 degree turn into the guts and exited. I found her, but if the bullet would have went in the other direction, I may have never seen her again. I've gone through the shoulders of 2 other deer this season with no problem. Anyone else have any experiences like this.

Gun has a 22 inch bbl, shooting 100gr factory Win PPs. Range was about 60 yards. Thanks.

Wow...must have made a glancing hit on some bone.

probally nicked a bone and got disoriented on where it was headed.

Glad you got the deer though, bet it was a mess cleaning.

That's weird, had to have ricocheted off a bone or fragmented.

Originally Posted by BigBlack

probally nicked a bone and got disoriented on where it was headed.

Glad you got the deer though, bet it was a mess cleaning.

Thanks, it just surprised me. As for the mess, I'd rather clean a gut shot deer than any of the hogs I saw taken this weekend. These boys were especially smelly.