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Resisual energy or speed, whacks kills?
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<blockquote data-quote="Pdvdh" data-source="post: 1014974" data-attributes="member: 4191"><p>They need to be going fast enough to expand <strong>and</strong> penetrate, in order to kill quickly, shy of brain and central nervous system hits between the front shoulder and neck. Other than that, the bullets need to tumble in order to cause a substantial permanent would channel through the animal. Non-expanding bullets that don't tumble, and simply pencil through an animal are inefficient killers - except for the brain and CNS hits. I suspect the 300gr Berger OTMs are performing well on game at long range because even should they not expand, they are likely tumbling thru large game.</p><p></p><p>If I were using a .338 Win Mag for long range hunting, I'd try the 285gr Hornady Amax with the plastic tips, which I believe are a much more reliable initiator of expansion than the needle sized diameter hollow points in the Berger VLD OTM style bullets. The Amax have an excellent reputation for accuracy, and the plastic tips will help ensure consistent expansion at lower impact velocities.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pdvdh, post: 1014974, member: 4191"] They need to be going fast enough to expand [B]and[/B] penetrate, in order to kill quickly, shy of brain and central nervous system hits between the front shoulder and neck. Other than that, the bullets need to tumble in order to cause a substantial permanent would channel through the animal. Non-expanding bullets that don't tumble, and simply pencil through an animal are inefficient killers - except for the brain and CNS hits. I suspect the 300gr Berger OTMs are performing well on game at long range because even should they not expand, they are likely tumbling thru large game. If I were using a .338 Win Mag for long range hunting, I'd try the 285gr Hornady Amax with the plastic tips, which I believe are a much more reliable initiator of expansion than the needle sized diameter hollow points in the Berger VLD OTM style bullets. The Amax have an excellent reputation for accuracy, and the plastic tips will help ensure consistent expansion at lower impact velocities. [/QUOTE]
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