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<blockquote data-quote="deerhunt01" data-source="post: 1594259" data-attributes="member: 102413"><p>I'm of the opinion that a chambering having an upper end velocity combined with a lighter and/or more frangible projectile will tend to cause more damage than the same chambering having a standard velocity with a heavier and/or stouter constructed projectile. I've seen several combinations of light for caliber bullets loaded to higher velocities take down game animals like a lightning bolt. But those I've used and observed turned most everything near the bullet path into jelly when shot within a normal hunting range. Flip side, using standard velocity heavier for caliber projectiles, such as a 150gr-270win, 180gr-30-06, etc., I've experienced a tendency for clean kills with less waste.</p><p>It depends on where you hit them. If the bullet strikes where there is little editable meat, such as the rib cage on a heart- lung shot it won't destroy much editable meat, because there is very little editable meat in that location.</p><p>Yes, a hit in the hind quarters will destroy meat, whether from a .300 or a .270 or a 7mm Mag. Especially a 7mm Mag.</p><p>The lighter 30 cal bullets at 32-3400 fps were simply bombs for me. Different shot angles - didn't matter, the perceived increased killing power came at a cost...lost meat and though rib shots as somebody mentioned were not as bad the bloodshot was still severe.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="deerhunt01, post: 1594259, member: 102413"] I'm of the opinion that a chambering having an upper end velocity combined with a lighter and/or more frangible projectile will tend to cause more damage than the same chambering having a standard velocity with a heavier and/or stouter constructed projectile. I've seen several combinations of light for caliber bullets loaded to higher velocities take down game animals like a lightning bolt. But those I've used and observed turned most everything near the bullet path into jelly when shot within a normal hunting range. Flip side, using standard velocity heavier for caliber projectiles, such as a 150gr-270win, 180gr-30-06, etc., I've experienced a tendency for clean kills with less waste. It depends on where you hit them. If the bullet strikes where there is little editable meat, such as the rib cage on a heart- lung shot it won't destroy much editable meat, because there is very little editable meat in that location. Yes, a hit in the hind quarters will destroy meat, whether from a .300 or a .270 or a 7mm Mag. Especially a 7mm Mag. The lighter 30 cal bullets at 32-3400 fps were simply bombs for me. Different shot angles - didn't matter, the perceived increased killing power came at a cost...lost meat and though rib shots as somebody mentioned were not as bad the bloodshot was still severe. [/QUOTE]
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