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<blockquote data-quote="357Mag" data-source="post: 1845350" data-attributes="member: 106883"><p>All -</p><p></p><p>Howdy !</p><p></p><p>Groundhog shooting in NE Indiana, some decades ago.....</p><p></p><p>Over 4th of July weekend, was concentrating on a crafty " Soybeanus Digestus ", that was only showing me the top of his flat head; and an eyeball ..... appearing slightly above the rim of his hole.</p><p></p><p>Waited for a better shot, for hours.... long enough to see a fox try to dig him out of his hole; and a hawk sit</p><p>just off the rim..... also trying to wait the groundhog out.</p><p></p><p>When the wait became ridiculous, I moved towards the hole; some 200yd out. This was enough to show me that the crafty groundhog had exited his den via another hole; and was busily eating soybeans. I returned to my rifle's position @ my car. The groundhog finally became too comfy in his security, and showed me about 1/4 of his body height just above the rim of his one hole.</p><p></p><p>I launched the 55SX from my 24" barreled varmint rifle, chambered in my .22-35 Remington wildcat.</p><p>Saw dust fly, and was certain I missed. Sat there just watching and waiting for some more time, then </p><p>decided to walk up and at least check-out the layout of the groundhog's hole.</p><p></p><p>I was surprised to find the animal dead, flattened out to a lower profile during his demise.</p><p>Closer examination revealed that the hyper frangible 55SX had shed its core upon impacting the rim of the hole, bullet cup and it's expanded jacket petals apparently flying into contact w/ the critter like a </p><p>" throwing star ".</p><p></p><p>One tip of one petal was just ever so slightly still clinging to the groundhog's skin; in the rib cage area.</p><p>No blood was evident anywhere, and the animal showed no other wounds... or exit holes.</p><p></p><p>All the lethal energy was imparted to the animal by the single slight contact made by the one jacket petal tip !</p><p></p><p></p><p>With regards,</p><p> 357Mag</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="357Mag, post: 1845350, member: 106883"] All - Howdy ! Groundhog shooting in NE Indiana, some decades ago..... Over 4th of July weekend, was concentrating on a crafty “ Soybeanus Digestus “, that was only showing me the top of his flat head; and an eyeball ..... appearing slightly above the rim of his hole. Waited for a better shot, for hours.... long enough to see a fox try to dig him out of his hole; and a hawk sit just off the rim..... also trying to wait the groundhog out. When the wait became ridiculous, I moved towards the hole; some 200yd out. This was enough to show me that the crafty groundhog had exited his den via another hole; and was busily eating soybeans. I returned to my rifle’s position @ my car. The groundhog finally became too comfy in his security, and showed me about 1/4 of his body height just above the rim of his one hole. I launched the 55SX from my 24” barreled varmint rifle, chambered in my .22-35 Remington wildcat. Saw dust fly, and was certain I missed. Sat there just watching and waiting for some more time, then decided to walk up and at least check-out the layout of the groundhog’s hole. I was surprised to find the animal dead, flattened out to a lower profile during his demise. Closer examination revealed that the hyper frangible 55SX had shed its core upon impacting the rim of the hole, bullet cup and it’s expanded jacket petals apparently flying into contact w/ the critter like a “ throwing star “. One tip of one petal was just ever so slightly still clinging to the groundhog’s skin; in the rib cage area. No blood was evident anywhere, and the animal showed no other wounds... or exit holes. All the lethal energy was imparted to the animal by the single slight contact made by the one jacket petal tip ! With regards, 357Mag [/QUOTE]
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