Hello,

There have been questions about the flat pointed round, ala the CCI Small Game Bullet.

I just took another, but with the flat points, .125" as are the CCI SGBs. One shot, waited for a duplicate angle to the first one, and made the duplicate shot at a duplicate range (or almost, about 70 yards vs 75 for the first.)

The only real difference is that the wound path is a mirror image and the entrance was on the other side.


The Savage and the squirrel...


... the wound path...


... the entrance side...


... and the exit side.

When I fired, the squirrel fell off the log and didn't twitch. I chambered the next round, which was a hollowpoint, and watched. After about five seconds the squirrel began to move, and in about 30 seconds it had moved itself about 10 feet from where it initially fell.

I almost sent the hollowpoint as it was heading into some dense brush, but it rolled over and started kicking at that point, so I waited for it to stop. When was sure it wasn't going any further, I made my rifle safe and retrieved a fillet knife and my camera.

The bullet was a CCI Mini-Mag 40gn flatpointed to .125".

I think maybe I have different expectations: I expect a squirrel to go "bang, flop, and (maybe) twitch," even given a relatively poor hit. OTOH, many folks expect the critter to die within a minute or so if shot through the boiler room, but strive for head shots.

I'm pushing the .22LR envelope with this rifle, and I need ammo that will perform well out to 100+ yards.

Regardless, this is three down and in the freezer with only one lost this year.

Josh <><