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<blockquote data-quote="MontanaRifleman" data-source="post: 331205" data-attributes="member: 11717"><p>Plus 1...</p><p> </p><p>I agree... good thread Bud. Very educational.</p><p> </p><p>On the subject of small cal bullets vs big cal bullets.... I would much rather shoot a .277 bullet that expands into a deer or elk than a .338 cal bullet that does not expand or tumble, and tumbling is definitely not my preference for terminal effect.</p><p> </p><p>A .338 bullet that does not expand, does not make a .338 cal hole. It creates a "temporary" wound channel, meaning, that as the bullet passes through, it "pushes" flesh aside rather than tearing and destroying it (permenant wound channel) The flesh then closes back in behind the unexpanded bullet leaving very little damage. Bigger cal bullets do not make up for nonexpanding bullets. Poor terminal performance is a recipie for lost game. It's not a matter of which to prefer... good accuracy or good terminal performance... In LRH you need BOTH.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MontanaRifleman, post: 331205, member: 11717"] Plus 1... I agree... good thread Bud. Very educational. On the subject of small cal bullets vs big cal bullets.... I would much rather shoot a .277 bullet that expands into a deer or elk than a .338 cal bullet that does not expand or tumble, and tumbling is definitely not my preference for terminal effect. A .338 bullet that does not expand, does not make a .338 cal hole. It creates a "temporary" wound channel, meaning, that as the bullet passes through, it "pushes" flesh aside rather than tearing and destroying it (permenant wound channel) The flesh then closes back in behind the unexpanded bullet leaving very little damage. Bigger cal bullets do not make up for nonexpanding bullets. Poor terminal performance is a recipie for lost game. It's not a matter of which to prefer... good accuracy or good terminal performance... In LRH you need BOTH. [/QUOTE]
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