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Bullet Penetration .44 Mag vs .375 H&H
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<blockquote data-quote="paphil" data-source="post: 587559" data-attributes="member: 17745"><p>I think it has everything to do with expansion. I recall reading about a guy shooting elephants with a 22-250 with full metal jackets and also another story about loading the bullet backwards to prevent expansion , again in 22-250 to shoot elephants. Doubling the diameter by the bullet expanding nearly quadrouples the surface area, causing a larger wound channel but but greatly reducing penetration. The more the bullet expands, the less it penetrates. A ballance must be achieved between velocity, expansion and desired penetration. That is why there are varmet bullets that expand on impact and big game bullets that expand more slowly, The bigger and tougher the game the less expansion and the more penetration that is desired. That said I believe the 44 mag would penetrate further but the H&H would deliver more energy because it starts with more and both shed all their energy in the targeted animal. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="paphil, post: 587559, member: 17745"] I think it has everything to do with expansion. I recall reading about a guy shooting elephants with a 22-250 with full metal jackets and also another story about loading the bullet backwards to prevent expansion , again in 22-250 to shoot elephants. Doubling the diameter by the bullet expanding nearly quadrouples the surface area, causing a larger wound channel but but greatly reducing penetration. The more the bullet expands, the less it penetrates. A ballance must be achieved between velocity, expansion and desired penetration. That is why there are varmet bullets that expand on impact and big game bullets that expand more slowly, The bigger and tougher the game the less expansion and the more penetration that is desired. That said I believe the 44 mag would penetrate further but the H&H would deliver more energy because it starts with more and both shed all their energy in the targeted animal. :D [/QUOTE]
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