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Old November 5, 2008, 11:39 PM   #24
drmiller100
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ummm, don't the bullets expand???

.005 difference in brass thickness of the bullet, and different shape of the nose makes a MUCH bigger difference then a bunch of difference in diameter of the bullet coming out of the rifle.

for simplicity, damage to the animal is a function of the energy the bullet has when it hits the deer, minus the energy the bullet has after it goes through the deer.

If we assume the bullet doesn't go through the deer, then the question becomes where in the deer does the bullet expend its energy.

A bullet that fragments on impact will blow a large entry wound, and not even make it through an elk's shoulder.

A bullet that holds together too well and doesn't expand will drill through a deer without expending all of its energy.

Is this a function of time? Sort of. Is it a function of what the bullet hits? sort of. Is it a function of bullet jacket design? ABSOLUTELY.

Is it a function of bullet caliber, if you took out the bullet design from the equation? Absolutely not, unless you are comparing two bullets of different calibers neither of which mushroomed.
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