What the???

[Smalltruck]

So I shot a jackrabbit today. In the rain at about 35 yards. Using my 6.5 creedmoor with hornady factory ammo, 120grn GMX. Entrance wound was on the right front shoulder broadside. But...no exit wound.

Anyone have a good reason why no exit wound?

 

[GrocMax]

Probably hit the dirt in front and got it with shrapnel. Broadside hit should have produced red mist and pieces.

 

[snert]

One of those Government special highly modified military grade jackrabbits. Must be his armor did not work on one side, but it stopped the bullet and the mess on the other. ;D

 

[deckh]

Clue--It was raining, wet hair covered up the exit hole. Shot a doe with a .223 Nosler 55 gr. bullet out of a Sako. Told the guys at the skinning are that I was surprised the Partition bullet did not exit. Lo and behold after I skinned the deer there was a small hole in the off side. Did you skin the rabbit to further investigate?

 

[gaboon]

I shot a deer at 50yds with 165gr partition out of a 30-06. The bullet did not come out. Just the jacket stopped just under the hide.

 

[Hotshot]

I think you didn't get an exit hole because it didn't go through the rabbit.

 

[searcher]

No way a rabbit would stop a GMX in any caliber or weight. My guess is the rabbit turned just as you fired, producing a glancing blow which was mistaken for a "straight-in" entry wound.

 

[Smalltruck]

The GF was watching through the binos. No movement from the rabbit. After I shot it, it stood straight up and fell on the right (entrance wound) side. Zero blood on the left. As far as the bouncing off the dirt...not in that mud. I think and dont really care any way, that the bullet disintegrated. Heres hoping that in 2 weeks it will be nice and I can go play pop a jack on a rock wall. Remember the kids game where a critter would randomly pop up from a board and you hit it on the head with a mallett. I found a rock wall with about 30 jacks in it where I want to play pop a jack ;D

 

[Big Mc]

snert is right, one badass bunny.

 

[KMart]

I shot a deer at 50yds with 165gr partition out of a 30-06. The bullet did not come out. Just the jacket stopped just under the hide.

Saw the same thing may years ago with the 30-06 shooting a 150 grain Silvertip at the same distance. A nicely mushroomed bullet under the skin on the off side.

 

[Fire306]

I shot a porcupine one time at about 90 yards with my 260 with a 95 gr vmax. I looked that thing over and over and could not find an exit wound. I do know for sure that about 95% of his quills blew out of him like a bomb. There was about a 10 ft circle of quills on the ground. From what I observed though, there was no exit wound.