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Aim point, which are you?
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<blockquote data-quote="LVJ76" data-source="post: 1651558" data-attributes="member: 108965"><p>Yes, it's the advantage of using magnum cartridges and this is called Hydrostatic Shock, it happens when an animal is hit by a bullet going above 2,600 fps (ideally at 2,800 or above) causing a wide wound channel and with good bullet penetration damaging the vital organs. The animal doesn't necessarily die on impact, but is in a sense knocked out or in shock/coma, that is followed by quick blood loss due to a wide wound channel and followed by a quick death. All this happens before the animal regains consciousness.</p><p></p><p>This is more likely to happen with larger bore calibers, say 7mm and above. The smaller the caliber the less likely to cause hydrostatic shock.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LVJ76, post: 1651558, member: 108965"] Yes, it's the advantage of using magnum cartridges and this is called Hydrostatic Shock, it happens when an animal is hit by a bullet going above 2,600 fps (ideally at 2,800 or above) causing a wide wound channel and with good bullet penetration damaging the vital organs. The animal doesn't necessarily die on impact, but is in a sense knocked out or in shock/coma, that is followed by quick blood loss due to a wide wound channel and followed by a quick death. All this happens before the animal regains consciousness. This is more likely to happen with larger bore calibers, say 7mm and above. The smaller the caliber the less likely to cause hydrostatic shock. [/QUOTE]
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