Boring story of a partial bullet recovered...
So last time i was out knocking roos a fellow i was with popped a fox with his 223...
The fox was shot front on high in the shoulder, & exited out its other side, just behind the chest cavity high on the body...
I was sure the fox would have been an exploded sack of guts, but to my surprise i looked like the bullet missed all bones & exited without blowing big holes...
The guy said he wants a fur so i skun it out & said id tan it for him.
Well i fleshed it out today, & while i was peeling back the fatty layer a dark blob appeared...
So it turns out its the bullet...or oart of it anyway...
Yea i know right...pretty boring...but i found it interesting...ive never recovered a bullet from an animal before...& never expected to recover one on a fox...!!
Here it is close up...
Base
Front end... (more the middleof the bullet).
Then the core seperated from what was left of the jacket.
Im pretty sure it was a 55gr...from factory ammo--ill find out during the week.
The remains weigh 22.6 gr...the jacket 13.5gr & whats left of the core being 9.1gr...