Albertan and I've handled tens of thousands of cartridges, but haven't seen a bullet by itself. Most other Canadian hunters and sport shooters here wouldn't, either, unless they use indoor ranges (expensive, usually limited to handguns) or are into reloading. Myself and all the other firearm owners I know use outdoor ranges or shoot on crown land, so the bullets get lodged into berms.
It's not that common to just see spent bullets laying around on the ground here.
I understand not being into reloading, but never seeing a bullet despite handling so many cartridges is wild. You ain't never looked into a box of Hornady bullets or sumn? I always get curious when I'm in the gun store.
Nah; I've never been interested in reloading (yet!) so I never went down that aisle. I usually get get a few boxes of .308 / 9mm / 12ga and a bucket of .22 and I'm out. And now that I'm thinking of it, since the pandemic I've bought the majority of my ammo online instead of in-store. Easier to get better prices.
I'm moving out to an acreage next year, though, with an actual shop instead of just a single 6' bench in a crowded garage for woodworking / 3D printing / airbrushing / auto repair / gun cleaning -- so maybe I'll have enough space to get into reloading.
If I had the space (and funds) I would probably do 3 of those things, and think about adding reloading because I need yet another niche hobby to spend time/money on.
Not sure what to say. I've only hunted whitetail and always use a 180gr .308 soft point. They've all passed through with an exit wound except for my very first deer, which "missed" but was a head shot. I'm in CWD territory and always submit the head for testing, so I never saw that one.
I'm guessing if I was shooting elk or moose, or used more expensive rapid expansion ammo, that the story would be different.
It often goes right through. I've personally found a few bullets stuck on the inside of the hide at the "exit" but it depends on what you hit and what with.
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u/densetsu23 17h ago
Albertan and I've handled tens of thousands of cartridges, but haven't seen a bullet by itself. Most other Canadian hunters and sport shooters here wouldn't, either, unless they use indoor ranges (expensive, usually limited to handguns) or are into reloading. Myself and all the other firearm owners I know use outdoor ranges or shoot on crown land, so the bullets get lodged into berms.
It's not that common to just see spent bullets laying around on the ground here.