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<blockquote data-quote="Lightvarmint" data-source="post: 255993"><p>GG,</p><p></p><p>WOW 1410 yards......... Good shooting and congrats on an eventful hunt.</p><p></p><p>Couple of observations from your photos..........</p><p></p><p>The pictured bullet out of the elk has significant more frontal damage (probably from the hydraulic effect and bone impacts) and mushrooming than the paper tested version. The elk bullet looks to be at least two bullet diameters worth of expansion and the paper tested bullet at only about 1.5 bullet diameters without good frontal expansion while appearing to be lopped over to one side.</p><p></p><p>Based on the initial stated velocity and the distance to your kill, was not the elk impact at a lesser velocity than the impact on the paper during your tests? Based on your starting velocity your elk impact should have been right at 1375 fps.</p><p></p><p>But, if my memory serves me correct, the paper tested bullet impacted at roughly 600 fps faster speed than the hit on the elk and yet it still yielded much less bullet damage in your picture as compared to your elk bullet?</p><p></p><p>The elk bullet actually looks like the model of expansion one wishes to get upon impact.</p><p></p><p>Again, congratulations and good shooting.</p><p></p><p>I really envy you guys being able to shoot those sighter shots before the kill shot.</p><p></p><p>Great story.</p><p></p><p>LV</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lightvarmint, post: 255993"] GG, WOW 1410 yards......... Good shooting and congrats on an eventful hunt. Couple of observations from your photos.......... The pictured bullet out of the elk has significant more frontal damage (probably from the hydraulic effect and bone impacts) and mushrooming than the paper tested version. The elk bullet looks to be at least two bullet diameters worth of expansion and the paper tested bullet at only about 1.5 bullet diameters without good frontal expansion while appearing to be lopped over to one side. Based on the initial stated velocity and the distance to your kill, was not the elk impact at a lesser velocity than the impact on the paper during your tests? Based on your starting velocity your elk impact should have been right at 1375 fps. But, if my memory serves me correct, the paper tested bullet impacted at roughly 600 fps faster speed than the hit on the elk and yet it still yielded much less bullet damage in your picture as compared to your elk bullet? The elk bullet actually looks like the model of expansion one wishes to get upon impact. Again, congratulations and good shooting. I really envy you guys being able to shoot those sighter shots before the kill shot. Great story. LV [/QUOTE]
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