Wow...

Anyway, I have a question...

I still consider myself to have limited knowledge compared to several on this forum. My years of experience are only a fraction of theirs. In my eyes, I'm extremely happy to have made a clean kill on any critter while using a handgun. I really don't have much interest in recovering the bullet, but rather am super excited to have added some meat to the freezer. Here's my question:

Did those of you with tons of head of game under your holster start off that way as well, and then "develop" a curiosity about bullet performance, or was it always there from the beginning?

Because of this thread, I'd like to start recovering bullets and learn more about the terminal performance.

I do my homework on bullets before selecting them for use in the field, but after that, as long as I have a dead critter after I hit the bang switch, I'm happy!

Perhaps I've been looking at this the wrong way the whole time.


A lot of people are like a slinky: Not much fun till you push them down the stairs!

Lifetime Member of the NRA! Wish I'd a done it sooner.