Is this odd?

**cruzans** · January 15th, 2015, 04:37 PM

I was at range today shooting several 45's. I was at plinking range so was shooting mainly steel targets, plastic bottles, etc.. I had a couple plastic bottles set up on ground in front of steel plates and shot quite a few rounds at them. On one trip down to re-set the bottles, I see this perfectly formed bullet lying near the bottles. Is it me, or is it really odd that a bullet would be pretty much unscarred, lying on top of the ground like this. I can't figure it out....
If this is in the wrong thread my apologies - but figured I was talking pistols

**blottermachine** · January 15th, 2015, 04:50 PM

Not odd at all....especially for a 45.

**Don Quixote** · January 15th, 2015, 05:12 PM

I see them at the range all the time but for the life of me I can't figure out how that happens. If I saw it in a movie I would say "BS" that would never happen but, there it is.

**GrumpyBear** · January 15th, 2015, 05:15 PM

Originally Posted by Don Quixote

I see them at the range all the time but for the life of me I can't figure out how that happens. If I saw it in a movie I would say "BS" that would never happen but, there it is.

^^ Me too ! Recovered 45,9mm,and 40 that only had rifling marks.

All fmj,not carry/defensive ammo.

**Hawk** · January 15th, 2015, 05:19 PM

I fired a .45 through a 4x4 and the bullet was recovered behind it in the same condition as the OP's. Seems to be typical for .45 RN's.

**unclejumbo** · January 15th, 2015, 05:19 PM

Same here, I found a perfect, other than rifling, round nose laying on top of the ground when shooting .45.

No idea how it happened. I shoot at steel targets. If I miss, it usually hits the tree the target is attached to.

**Bang** · January 15th, 2015, 05:19 PM

Examining the bullet microscopically might lend information pointing to the reasons.

**cruzans** · January 15th, 2015, 06:03 PM

I could maybe understand it fully formed, but simply lying on top of the ground, not dug in, or anything? It had to hit something and then just drop and lie there but not real damage. That one strong fmj!

**dkf** · January 15th, 2015, 06:10 PM

I find bullets laying on top of the ground at the range all the time. Mostly .45 and light 115gr 9mm.

**raxar** · January 15th, 2015, 08:03 PM

Originally Posted by cruzans

I could maybe understand it fully formed, but simply lying on top of the ground, not dug in, or anything? It had to hit something and then just drop and lie there but not real damage. That one strong fmj!

as others have said I see it all the time, even with lead bullets (I once had a lead .38 get stuck in plywood at 25 yards). A .45 has less momentum then a person walking, so it really wouldn't take much to stop it.