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6.5 smk recovered
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<blockquote data-quote="Buffalobob" data-source="post: 331010" data-attributes="member: 8"><p>If a person decides to play Fair Chase there are 3 rules</p><p></p><p>1 Only bullets allowed are FMJs and SMKs.</p><p></p><p>2. Last man still breathing wins.</p><p></p><p>Rule three is not germane to the thread so we will leave it out.</p><p></p><p>What one learns early on is that the SMK may or may not expand and that muzzle velocity will not force the issue. It is more likely to expand at higher velocities than lower velocities but cannot be depended on to do so. When playing by Fair Chase rules one is only interested in end results. Expansion is not an end result. An end result is a dead or incapacitated opponent. FMJ and SMK do that well enough. Most people who kill animals and such with SMKs understand the nature of the SMK and tolerate its because the end result is satisfactory. Therefore the first question I asked "Was the animal dead?" Dead is a good end result as long as it is not oneself. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p><p></p><p>When a bullet has reached a marginal state of momentum or energy, such as the one under discussion (1550 fps) it is really a waste of energy to have it expand because the expansion comes at the loss of penetration and bone breaking ability. The corollary to this is when faced with a charging grizzly or rhino do you wish to have an Amax in your gun or a FMJ/hardcast bullet.</p><p></p><p>This is not to say that expansion is not a good thing to have. It is a very good thing to have under most normal circumstance that most normal people hunt and shoot under. On the other hand when you push to the very outer limits of a rifle and cartridge's ability you may not want any expansion.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Buffalobob, post: 331010, member: 8"] If a person decides to play Fair Chase there are 3 rules 1 Only bullets allowed are FMJs and SMKs. 2. Last man still breathing wins. Rule three is not germane to the thread so we will leave it out. What one learns early on is that the SMK may or may not expand and that muzzle velocity will not force the issue. It is more likely to expand at higher velocities than lower velocities but cannot be depended on to do so. When playing by Fair Chase rules one is only interested in end results. Expansion is not an end result. An end result is a dead or incapacitated opponent. FMJ and SMK do that well enough. Most people who kill animals and such with SMKs understand the nature of the SMK and tolerate its because the end result is satisfactory. Therefore the first question I asked "Was the animal dead?" Dead is a good end result as long as it is not oneself. :D When a bullet has reached a marginal state of momentum or energy, such as the one under discussion (1550 fps) it is really a waste of energy to have it expand because the expansion comes at the loss of penetration and bone breaking ability. The corollary to this is when faced with a charging grizzly or rhino do you wish to have an Amax in your gun or a FMJ/hardcast bullet. This is not to say that expansion is not a good thing to have. It is a very good thing to have under most normal circumstance that most normal people hunt and shoot under. On the other hand when you push to the very outer limits of a rifle and cartridge's ability you may not want any expansion. [/QUOTE]
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