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Larger diameter bullets allow more room for error?
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<blockquote data-quote="FIGJAM" data-source="post: 1537539" data-attributes="member: 71039"><p>Let's assume same bullet construction in all of the following:</p><p></p><p>What if the bullets were identical weights in each caliber? So you were shooting a 150gr 264, 150gr .284 and a 150gr .308... </p><p></p><p>I have always looked at energy numbers for its potential effectiveness on game. So I have always believed if a 264 bullet generates the same energy at a certain yardage that a .308 bullet does at the same yardage, the margin for error is limited to the difference in diameter due to the larger bullet possibly clipping the vitals on a poor shot - in this case it would be .044".</p><p></p><p>And I have always believed that the bullet with the higher sectional density will pentrate better for those tough quartering away shots. Am I crazy?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FIGJAM, post: 1537539, member: 71039"] Let’s assume same bullet construction in all of the following: What if the bullets were identical weights in each caliber? So you were shooting a 150gr 264, 150gr .284 and a 150gr .308... I have always looked at energy numbers for its potential effectiveness on game. So I have always believed if a 264 bullet generates the same energy at a certain yardage that a .308 bullet does at the same yardage, the margin for error is limited to the difference in diameter due to the larger bullet possibly clipping the vitals on a poor shot - in this case it would be .044”. And I have always believed that the bullet with the higher sectional density will pentrate better for those tough quartering away shots. Am I crazy? [/QUOTE]
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