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Badlands Precision Bullets thread - From BC to terminal ballistics
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<blockquote data-quote="codyadams" data-source="post: 2008313" data-attributes="member: 87243"><p>That was my thought, but if this bullet, made of hard copper, and with a relatively small amount of expansion and weight shedding only went that far, would any other bullet have gone any farther? I think a 300 Berger, 265 ABLR, 285 eld or any other long range lead core bullet with the exact same impact may have only penetrated that much, but would have likely blown up upon hitting the vertebrae, which would have had the same end result, possibly done more damage to the spinal cord with fragments, but maybe not. </p><p></p><p>The neck is more meat than a bullet typically encounters with a shoulder or rib impact, and about as much muscle as a bullet will ever need to go through, aside from possibly a hind quarter shot. My only thought is that, with the 9 twist, the bullet was possibly just barely stable, and clipping the vertebrae, as George said, was just enough to cause it to turn sideways, and in doing so, loosing stability. If I had an 8.5 or 8 twist, the outcome may have been strait penetration on through. The new designed hollow point they are making will expand more, due to the thinner nose, so hopefully that will be effective, but I think a tighter twist could do these bullets well too.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="codyadams, post: 2008313, member: 87243"] That was my thought, but if this bullet, made of hard copper, and with a relatively small amount of expansion and weight shedding only went that far, would any other bullet have gone any farther? I think a 300 Berger, 265 ABLR, 285 eld or any other long range lead core bullet with the exact same impact may have only penetrated that much, but would have likely blown up upon hitting the vertebrae, which would have had the same end result, possibly done more damage to the spinal cord with fragments, but maybe not. The neck is more meat than a bullet typically encounters with a shoulder or rib impact, and about as much muscle as a bullet will ever need to go through, aside from possibly a hind quarter shot. My only thought is that, with the 9 twist, the bullet was possibly just barely stable, and clipping the vertebrae, as George said, was just enough to cause it to turn sideways, and in doing so, loosing stability. If I had an 8.5 or 8 twist, the outcome may have been strait penetration on through. The new designed hollow point they are making will expand more, due to the thinner nose, so hopefully that will be effective, but I think a tighter twist could do these bullets well too. [/QUOTE]
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