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<blockquote data-quote="Buano" data-source="post: 456436" data-attributes="member: 21641"><p>It's not that "energy" is irrelevant. It is relevant, it's just not everything that matters. You need a minimum amount of energy when your bullet hits the targeted game for the bullet to do the damage you intended. You also need enough mass in the projectile to penetrate, and you need a projectile that will either penetrate or break up as required by the game you are shooting. </p><p></p><p>When shooting an elk that may weigh half a ton & have 5-6" of muscle on the shoulder before the bullet gets to a sizable bone, penetration is critical. A massive amount of energy released at the surface may eventually kill the elk, but that may be days later. Heavier bullets penetrate better, and larger calibers generally shoot those heavier projectiles better than smaller calibers. That's why the .338 Win Mag is a much better elk rifle than the .264 Win Mag that uses the same shell casing (as does the 7 mm Rem mag).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Buano, post: 456436, member: 21641"] It's not that "energy" is irrelevant. It is relevant, it's just not everything that matters. You need a minimum amount of energy when your bullet hits the targeted game for the bullet to do the damage you intended. You also need enough mass in the projectile to penetrate, and you need a projectile that will either penetrate or break up as required by the game you are shooting. When shooting an elk that may weigh half a ton & have 5-6" of muscle on the shoulder before the bullet gets to a sizable bone, penetration is critical. A massive amount of energy released at the surface may eventually kill the elk, but that may be days later. Heavier bullets penetrate better, and larger calibers generally shoot those heavier projectiles better than smaller calibers. That's why the .338 Win Mag is a much better elk rifle than the .264 Win Mag that uses the same shell casing (as does the 7 mm Rem mag). [/QUOTE]
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