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Terminal performance..... velocity vs energy vs retained weight
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<blockquote data-quote="Pdvdh" data-source="post: 1476415" data-attributes="member: 4191"><p>High speed impacts by frangible bullets with sufficient mass to reach into the center of mass of the animal can generate breathtaking lights-out kills. If the bullet comes unglued explosively, the bullet energy is released over a very short time frame - instantaneous to us. A cavernous permanent wound channel can be created by the tremendous hydrodynamic pressure wave. Simply too much energy imparted for the physiology, structure, and nervous system of the animal. That's my opinion. They can go down fast as the blink of an eye.</p><p></p><p>The larger the weight of the animal, the more difficult it becomes to generate this combination with a shoulder fired weapon. It's nothing to plan on with the larger sized game animals. Especially at the longer ranges this Forum places emphasis on, where bullet velocity has greatly diminished. But it's highly impressive to witness when it happens.</p><p></p><p>I had a 10'5" brown bear go down like that. 225gr Trophy Bonded Bear Claw impacting at around 3,100 fps from a 338 Imperial Magnum. Broadside center of ribs. I thought I must of accidentally brained him. Nope. Center of ribs. No exit thru off-side ribs.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pdvdh, post: 1476415, member: 4191"] High speed impacts by frangible bullets with sufficient mass to reach into the center of mass of the animal can generate breathtaking lights-out kills. If the bullet comes unglued explosively, the bullet energy is released over a very short time frame - instantaneous to us. A cavernous permanent wound channel can be created by the tremendous hydrodynamic pressure wave. Simply too much energy imparted for the physiology, structure, and nervous system of the animal. That's my opinion. They can go down fast as the blink of an eye. The larger the weight of the animal, the more difficult it becomes to generate this combination with a shoulder fired weapon. It's nothing to plan on with the larger sized game animals. Especially at the longer ranges this Forum places emphasis on, where bullet velocity has greatly diminished. But it's highly impressive to witness when it happens. I had a 10'5" brown bear go down like that. 225gr Trophy Bonded Bear Claw impacting at around 3,100 fps from a 338 Imperial Magnum. Broadside center of ribs. I thought I must of accidentally brained him. Nope. Center of ribs. No exit thru off-side ribs. [/QUOTE]
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