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1500 ft/lb energy requirement?
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<blockquote data-quote="jebel" data-source="post: 1571381" data-attributes="member: 106189"><p>Energy thresholds like the ones the OP asks about have been around for 80 years or more. That makes me wonder what type of bullet performance was originally assumed back then.</p><p></p><p>Bullet performance has come a long ways. Two bullets of the same weight and traveling at the same velocity have the same kinetic energy, but we know that a soft, unbonded bullet will perform very differently than something harder that will retain its shape and weight better.</p><p></p><p>I'd be less focused on energy at the point of impact and more on the characteristics of the bullet used, ensuring that it's appropriate for the size game and potential obstacles, at the range you intend to shoot.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jebel, post: 1571381, member: 106189"] Energy thresholds like the ones the OP asks about have been around for 80 years or more. That makes me wonder what type of bullet performance was originally assumed back then. Bullet performance has come a long ways. Two bullets of the same weight and traveling at the same velocity have the same kinetic energy, but we know that a soft, unbonded bullet will perform very differently than something harder that will retain its shape and weight better. I'd be less focused on energy at the point of impact and more on the characteristics of the bullet used, ensuring that it's appropriate for the size game and potential obstacles, at the range you intend to shoot. [/QUOTE]
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