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<blockquote data-quote="Petey308" data-source="post: 2426322" data-attributes="member: 106845"><p>You're right, it does only matter when comparing bullets of the same construction type. </p><p></p><p>A Berger Classic Hunter is a hybrid version and the jackets are only .026" thick with a pretty large cavity under the opening. It looks like this:</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]336719[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Without sufficient mass (SD) behind it, and impacting at a pretty high velocity, it's very common for it to come apart like it did without exiting. </p><p></p><p>I do agree it still should have had the ability to drop it quick, and perhaps it would have with a shot placement closer to a nerve plexus. </p><p></p><p>I've seen very similar results from 130gr SST factory Superformance ammo hitting whitetails around 50-100yards in the same spot (behind the shoulder). The bullet being thin jacketed and not fully bonded, and with a relatively low SD, hitting at such a high impact velocity caused over-expansion and poor penetration. In multiple shots and multiple deer with that ammo, none exited and every deer ran anywhere from 50-300 yards before collapsing. That's just another example I've seen first hand from a 270 in particular.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Petey308, post: 2426322, member: 106845"] You’re right, it does only matter when comparing bullets of the same construction type. A Berger Classic Hunter is a hybrid version and the jackets are only .026” thick with a pretty large cavity under the opening. It looks like this: [ATTACH type="full"]336719[/ATTACH] Without sufficient mass (SD) behind it, and impacting at a pretty high velocity, it’s very common for it to come apart like it did without exiting. I do agree it still should have had the ability to drop it quick, and perhaps it would have with a shot placement closer to a nerve plexus. I’ve seen very similar results from 130gr SST factory Superformance ammo hitting whitetails around 50-100yards in the same spot (behind the shoulder). The bullet being thin jacketed and not fully bonded, and with a relatively low SD, hitting at such a high impact velocity caused over-expansion and poor penetration. In multiple shots and multiple deer with that ammo, none exited and every deer ran anywhere from 50-300 yards before collapsing. That’s just another example I’ve seen first hand from a 270 in particular. [/QUOTE]
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