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<blockquote data-quote="elkaholic" data-source="post: 697478" data-attributes="member: 13833"><p>I like your point that bullets passing thru animals don't mean squat! I was going to raise this point a few days ago but refrained. Anyone who has ever seen what a full jacket military round will do, knows that the hole is often larger on the exit but it certainly doesn't make it a hunting bullet! </p><p>As far as consistency goes, there is a great deal of difference between consistent accuracy and terminal performance being consistent! There is no possible way that a bullet jacket that is squeezed down from .014" thickness in say a .308" diameter with a .060" meplat can perform consistently on game! And that isn't "Berger bashing" because it doesn't matter whether it is a Berger, SMK, or one of my own! That's not to say you can't have devastating results, but we are talking "consistent" here. This is why I test constantly and I feel that I have learned a great deal by doing it regardless of whether everyone agrees with my testing methods. Again, unrecovered bullets don't tell you much! People may disagree on whether a ballistic tip is better or worse for a given application but I can guarantee you they are more predictable and consistent so if the bullet is manufactured with a certain result in mind, it will perform better! All the tests that I run are with WORSE CASE in mind. By this I mean, what is lowest velocity the bullet will expand on a given hit with least resistance on an animal and what is the highest velocity that a bullet will hold together sufficiently to penetrate the vitals with a high resistance impact area on an animal. This requires two entirely different tests. Sometimes I get the feeling that when some folks do test, they do so going into the test set up to prove a preconceived notion! When I did research work in the forest industry, that was called "Abra Ka Data"! Everyone on the forum is free to use whatever works for them, but I think an open mind might be quite benificial for the hunter, and the animal....Rich</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="elkaholic, post: 697478, member: 13833"] I like your point that bullets passing thru animals don't mean squat! I was going to raise this point a few days ago but refrained. Anyone who has ever seen what a full jacket military round will do, knows that the hole is often larger on the exit but it certainly doesn't make it a hunting bullet! As far as consistency goes, there is a great deal of difference between consistent accuracy and terminal performance being consistent! There is no possible way that a bullet jacket that is squeezed down from .014" thickness in say a .308" diameter with a .060" meplat can perform consistently on game! And that isn't "Berger bashing" because it doesn't matter whether it is a Berger, SMK, or one of my own! That's not to say you can't have devastating results, but we are talking "consistent" here. This is why I test constantly and I feel that I have learned a great deal by doing it regardless of whether everyone agrees with my testing methods. Again, unrecovered bullets don't tell you much! People may disagree on whether a ballistic tip is better or worse for a given application but I can guarantee you they are more predictable and consistent so if the bullet is manufactured with a certain result in mind, it will perform better! All the tests that I run are with WORSE CASE in mind. By this I mean, what is lowest velocity the bullet will expand on a given hit with least resistance on an animal and what is the highest velocity that a bullet will hold together sufficiently to penetrate the vitals with a high resistance impact area on an animal. This requires two entirely different tests. Sometimes I get the feeling that when some folks do test, they do so going into the test set up to prove a preconceived notion! When I did research work in the forest industry, that was called "Abra Ka Data"! Everyone on the forum is free to use whatever works for them, but I think an open mind might be quite benificial for the hunter, and the animal....Rich [/QUOTE]
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