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<blockquote data-quote="Chase723" data-source="post: 1865526" data-attributes="member: 21524"><p>Will they kill equally emphatically? If you shoot something in the head or spine then yes. If you shoot them somewhere else then no. Is dead, dead? Yes. But energy on target and energy transfer matter when it comes to emphatic killing. You also have to ask yourself though if that matters at all to you. To some people it does, to others it doesn't. What's the terrain like where you hunt? Do you care if something runs 50-100 yards? What about 200-400? Will you be able to find them? Do you care if you have to sacrifice 10-25lbs of meat? Some people do. An FMJ through the heart/lungs will get the job done no question, but it'll potentially be slow. A solid copper pointed non expanding projectile will out penetrate anything, but it's not ideal for instantaneous killing because it doesn't transfer energy well. I.e. clearly a 50 cal solid is more emphatic than a .223 solid shot placement being equal.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Chase723, post: 1865526, member: 21524"] Will they kill equally emphatically? If you shoot something in the head or spine then yes. If you shoot them somewhere else then no. Is dead, dead? Yes. But energy on target and energy transfer matter when it comes to emphatic killing. You also have to ask yourself though if that matters at all to you. To some people it does, to others it doesn’t. What’s the terrain like where you hunt? Do you care if something runs 50-100 yards? What about 200-400? Will you be able to find them? Do you care if you have to sacrifice 10-25lbs of meat? Some people do. An FMJ through the heart/lungs will get the job done no question, but it’ll potentially be slow. A solid copper pointed non expanding projectile will out penetrate anything, but it’s not ideal for instantaneous killing because it doesn’t transfer energy well. I.e. clearly a 50 cal solid is more emphatic than a .223 solid shot placement being equal. [/QUOTE]
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