It would have to be a heck of a limb for you to hit in order to lose that much velocity IMO you would have seen the tree explode if it were a limb/tree hit. And a heck of a limb/tree at that to lose 47gr of bullet weight.
maybe not. Buddy of mine shot a good buck at 80 yards in the woods, hit a 3" diameter tree bout 50 yard s out. Killed the deer, it ran 250 yards. Didn't see the tree until we were on the other side of the tree. I think he was shooting a 7 mag or a 300 mag.
