Not my first time, I’ve recovered slugs, .22s, 7.62x39, 9mm, .45, etc. but this one is the most unique one yet. A bullet lodged in a piece of wood partially petruding and completely intact. Pretty sure it’s 9mm
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Acer-m14
.950 JDJ
you better hide that stick .. its fully loaded and looks like a ghost rifle
MuttCat
.44 mag
An old timer near me used to work in a local saw mill. He says long time ago It used to be fairly common for sawn stuff to show grey streaks of lead.
He also told a story about a log that came through with a completely grown over mill file in it. His guess was a long gone logger sharpened his axe or saw and stuck the file in a tree when was he done, and forgot it.
When the saw blade hit that thing the whole place shook like an earth quake, so the story goes.
He also told a story about a log that came through with a completely grown over mill file in it. His guess was a long gone logger sharpened his axe or saw and stuck the file in a tree when was he done, and forgot it.
When the saw blade hit that thing the whole place shook like an earth quake, so the story goes.
Jmac00
.475 A&M Magnum
don't cut any trees at my camp, we use them as backstops. a few trees had so many holes in them we had to cut them down, LOL
Carlos Hathcock
.450/400 Nitro Ex
Just more proof that 9mm is one step above a .22
Getzville 068
.40 S&W
It looks like that tree had its lungs shot out.
OwnTheRide
.44 mag
My FIL gave me some bowling pins to use for target practice. I learned something from them, and that is that bowling pins think nothing of your weak bullets. They just suck up bullets like it was Sunday dinner. Seriously, if you're ever in a bowling alley and a mass shooting breaks out, go hide behind the pins.
(related because bowling pins are wood with a plastic wrapping)
(related because bowling pins are wood with a plastic wrapping)
FRANKIE
6.5 Creedmoor
Yes maple is some hard stuff. Those damn pins even stop 5.56 round. So I’ll note what you said about a bad day while playing 10 pin.
as long as no one brings a .50 browning.
It will get you with the 10 pins racked at any angle.
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OwnTheRide
.44 mag
7.62x54R as well, which has ~2.5x the power! But, agreed that the pins might meet their match with a .50 BMG.
FRANKIE
6.5 Creedmoor
Yeah the .50 with standard ball goes clean through 4 so my thinking is in the triangle there never more than 4 deep. Didn’t try it yet, but it’s great you brought up the bowling pin thing. Probably the most cost effective reusable target for standard shooting. Go for like 12 dollars on eBay. And you got them for nothing? Who’s better than you!
OwnTheRide
.44 mag
They're so durable, I think I still have 6 that haven't been shot yet. He gave them to me 15 years ago...
FRANKIE
6.5 Creedmoor
I would just keep shooting pistol calibers at them
They’ll last a long time, but might get a bit heavier.
ADK_GLKr
.177 BB
13 years ago when I got my first Glock, a G22 (.40 Cal) I pinned my targets to a popple sapling about 3” diameter. After a few weeks of newbie shooting, it fell over, cut down by the lead.
I once retrieved a 12ga slug from our old shooting tree.........that had a 45 acp bullet in it.....sits on my desk, yet.
That tree is still alive after 1000's of shots from 30 years ago We quit using that tree back then....now healed up...........nature is amazing.
I last saw it this summer, patted it, and said thanks.......
That tree is still alive after 1000's of shots from 30 years ago We quit using that tree back then....now healed up...........nature is amazing.
I last saw it this summer, patted it, and said thanks.......
ManualF150
.308 Win
I've seen some interesting things over the years shooting at stuff. Also I realized long ago, why you don't shoot trash at close range (mostly pistol). It might not bite you then, but it will eventually.
I was shooting an old wall telephone (not cell phone) and I had a piece of sharp, jagged plastic come back and drive right in the forehead with a .22 pistol. Luckily it wasn't deep, but it scared the crap out of me because of all the blood. Also had some instances shooting steel, but learned not to wear shorts on that one.
As they say it.... be careful, but have fun too!
I was shooting an old wall telephone (not cell phone) and I had a piece of sharp, jagged plastic come back and drive right in the forehead with a .22 pistol. Luckily it wasn't deep, but it scared the crap out of me because of all the blood. Also had some instances shooting steel, but learned not to wear shorts on that one.
As they say it.... be careful, but have fun too!