Split leather is leather created from the fibrous part of the hide left once the top-grain of the rawhide has been separated from the hide. During the splitting operation, the top-grain and drop split are separated. The drop split can be further split (thickness allowing) into a middle split and a flesh split.
Excruciating pain. It all depends where the bullet enters. A person shot in the brain will likely perceive no pain as the trauma usually renders them immediately unconscious. A bullet entering a limb such as a leg is initially perceived as a hot sting. Within 20 minutes a throbbing, pulsating pain is experienced.
As with any other traumatic injury such as a car accident or fall from a ladder, a gunshot wound can cause excruciating pain at the outset and a wide variety of symptoms long-term. Even in the most optimistic scenario, a gunshot will damage the skin, muscles, tendons, or ligaments.