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azmark · June 2, 2012, 08:10 PM

Is a heavier bullet necessarily better? I have been told that a heavier bullet will have more penetration. A lighter bullet driven faster seems to have more foot-pounds of energy. I think I want to use 180 grain bullets but if either 158 or 180 grain bullets will go through a deer, what is the point?

June 2, 2012, 08:10 PM	#26
azmark Senior Member Join Date: August 26, 2007 Location: Palominas, AZ Posts: 221	Is a heavier bullet necessarily better? I have been told that a heavier bullet will have more penetration. A lighter bullet driven faster seems to have more foot-pounds of energy. I think I want to use 180 grain bullets but if either 158 or 180 grain bullets will go through a deer, what is the point? __________________ Mark Dickinson USAF, Retired