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<blockquote data-quote="Bigeclipse" data-source="post: 1040401" data-attributes="member: 52437"><p>Soundwave.... an increase in bullet size/weight does not directly mean you will have a larger exit wound. Bullets perform in different ways. Some bullets are meant to expand REALLY fast when they hit their target (creating massive internal damage) and will often not even pass through, while others will have a very small exit hole almost the same size as the entrance. Bullet selection is one of the most important things when shooting at different game. For example...shooting a thin skinned deer...you may want to use something like your federal powershocks, bergers, nosler ballistic tips...etc. these are all made to expand pretty fast and penetrate less. While Nosler partitions for example are made to penetrate deeply which would be great for large game such as elk or moose depending on which caliber you use. </p><p> </p><p>I suspect what happened in your situation is you were shooting an extremely fast caliber for 150grain bullets and those powershoks basically acted like shrapnel causing massive devastation while those PMCs were likely traveling a good deal slower than the 150s preventing them from blowing up or expanding violently. You might have even hit a bone with the 150s which would have caused those soft pointed to break apart as well. The 175s were likely moving slower and maybe you didn't hit rib or any bone which would invite a cleaner pass through. Read up on all the different type bullets out there!!!</p><p> </p><p>a 10inch exit wound is definitely NOT normal. A VERY large exit wound would be considered like a baseball size. I would say a typical exit wound on a bullet "meant" to exit should be about the size of a quarter. Personal I like bullets tipped with a nosler accubond...they are best of both worlds but also cost a pretty penny! The front half of the bullet is meant to explode and break apart while the rear half is meant to pass through.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bigeclipse, post: 1040401, member: 52437"] Soundwave.... an increase in bullet size/weight does not directly mean you will have a larger exit wound. Bullets perform in different ways. Some bullets are meant to expand REALLY fast when they hit their target (creating massive internal damage) and will often not even pass through, while others will have a very small exit hole almost the same size as the entrance. Bullet selection is one of the most important things when shooting at different game. For example...shooting a thin skinned deer...you may want to use something like your federal powershocks, bergers, nosler ballistic tips...etc. these are all made to expand pretty fast and penetrate less. While Nosler partitions for example are made to penetrate deeply which would be great for large game such as elk or moose depending on which caliber you use. I suspect what happened in your situation is you were shooting an extremely fast caliber for 150grain bullets and those powershoks basically acted like shrapnel causing massive devastation while those PMCs were likely traveling a good deal slower than the 150s preventing them from blowing up or expanding violently. You might have even hit a bone with the 150s which would have caused those soft pointed to break apart as well. The 175s were likely moving slower and maybe you didn't hit rib or any bone which would invite a cleaner pass through. Read up on all the different type bullets out there!!! a 10inch exit wound is definitely NOT normal. A VERY large exit wound would be considered like a baseball size. I would say a typical exit wound on a bullet "meant" to exit should be about the size of a quarter. Personal I like bullets tipped with a nosler accubond...they are best of both worlds but also cost a pretty penny! The front half of the bullet is meant to explode and break apart while the rear half is meant to pass through. [/QUOTE]
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