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Bullets, Ballistics, and Theories Discussion Thread
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<blockquote data-quote="elkaholic" data-source="post: 812341" data-attributes="member: 13833"><p>I'll offer my thoughts concerning what I think one of the main factors is and let everyone decide in their own mind what is the best cartridge. No matter what you are shooting, the bullet is the killing factor which really eliminates most of what is out there. This is ONE of the many reasons to go large bore as you are mostly dealing with frontal area doing the damage with little "or no" expansion. Having said that, if you can retain enough velocity with a smaller bullet to cause it to expand, it may actually perform better than a larger bullet that doesn't. In other words, I give more importance to a bullet that will penetrate sufficiently and tear up tissue rather than delivering a ton of energy with no expansion. This is why I exclusively use my own bullets for really long range use. They will expand well down to around 1300' and are basically heavy for bore, high b.c., tipped varmint bullets! Anyone using most off the shelf, long range bullets, and trying to kill something at 1500 yards is asking for trouble. IMO......Rich</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="elkaholic, post: 812341, member: 13833"] I'll offer my thoughts concerning what I think one of the main factors is and let everyone decide in their own mind what is the best cartridge. No matter what you are shooting, the bullet is the killing factor which really eliminates most of what is out there. This is ONE of the many reasons to go large bore as you are mostly dealing with frontal area doing the damage with little "or no" expansion. Having said that, if you can retain enough velocity with a smaller bullet to cause it to expand, it may actually perform better than a larger bullet that doesn't. In other words, I give more importance to a bullet that will penetrate sufficiently and tear up tissue rather than delivering a ton of energy with no expansion. This is why I exclusively use my own bullets for really long range use. They will expand well down to around 1300' and are basically heavy for bore, high b.c., tipped varmint bullets! Anyone using most off the shelf, long range bullets, and trying to kill something at 1500 yards is asking for trouble. IMO......Rich [/QUOTE]
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