Sounds like he had quite the magic bullet there.
“Sounds like he had quite the magic bullet there.”
Pretty typical performance for a rifle round, especially one that is full metal jacketed. They are meant to penetrate barriers. They can go through a lot of flesh. Most rifle rounds and high powered pistol rounds can penetrate 18 inches of flesh easily.
Much depends on the bullet construction. Bullets meant to expand and use their energy quickly do not penetrate as much, but they do more damage in the distance they do penetrate.