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<blockquote data-quote="Shawn Carlock" data-source="post: 124110" data-attributes="member: 4"><p>There are so many issues concerning penetration/energy requirements I don't think a set value on any one element will make the package whole. Some guys want rapidly expanding bullets for chest shot wound channels some guys want near solid bullets for penetration. It does not take much penetration ability to clear a chest cavity. If you shoot a rapid expanding bullet it takes more velocity to pass through (up to a certain point where the bullet fails ) and if you shoot a bonded core slow expanding or solid it takes less. I believe that you need enough penetration to pass through a shoulder into the chest cavity. Most people I tell that to tell me, "well I shoot behind the front shoulder. I am a bit more of a realist, a guy just doesn't always get the hit he is shooting for due to a number of factors. I plan on shooting the front shoulder and set my requirements for that shot both in bullet construction and impact velocity. All of that being said penetration / energy are not my range limiting factors. I shoot a 300 Ultra 200 NAB and 338 Edge 300 SMK as my primary rifles. Both rifles have more than enough power and penetration. I have seldom seen conditions that would allow me to shoot either to its' power limit. Simply put I usually run out of shooting conditions before I run out of power. I run high horsepower, high BC, and heavy weights so that my concern is how good are the conditions not am I on the edge of the power curve.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Shawn Carlock, post: 124110, member: 4"] There are so many issues concerning penetration/energy requirements I don't think a set value on any one element will make the package whole. Some guys want rapidly expanding bullets for chest shot wound channels some guys want near solid bullets for penetration. It does not take much penetration ability to clear a chest cavity. If you shoot a rapid expanding bullet it takes more velocity to pass through (up to a certain point where the bullet fails ) and if you shoot a bonded core slow expanding or solid it takes less. I believe that you need enough penetration to pass through a shoulder into the chest cavity. Most people I tell that to tell me, "well I shoot behind the front shoulder. I am a bit more of a realist, a guy just doesn't always get the hit he is shooting for due to a number of factors. I plan on shooting the front shoulder and set my requirements for that shot both in bullet construction and impact velocity. All of that being said penetration / energy are not my range limiting factors. I shoot a 300 Ultra 200 NAB and 338 Edge 300 SMK as my primary rifles. Both rifles have more than enough power and penetration. I have seldom seen conditions that would allow me to shoot either to its' power limit. Simply put I usually run out of shooting conditions before I run out of power. I run high horsepower, high BC, and heavy weights so that my concern is how good are the conditions not am I on the edge of the power curve. [/QUOTE]
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