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Can A Bullet Be Zipping Too Fast? Hammer 99 Hunter @ 3170 FPS On Hogs
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<blockquote data-quote="Frog4aday" data-source="post: 1893520" data-attributes="member: 9308"><p>I don't think a bullet designed to expand can '<em>go too fast</em>' to expand within the body of a deer or hog and fail to do damage, but what do I know? I watched your videos and part of me is just, "<em><u>That's hogs. Things are durable, unpredictable, and tough</u></em>." But I also know you've shot so many of them that you have a 'feel' for what's good, average and bad performance. I don't question your feelings that something isn't quite right.</p><p></p><p>If it makes you feel any better, John Barsness, one of the gun writers I truly respect, wrote an article on the subject of bullet performance at high speeds. Here is an excerpt: <strong>"The truth is that almost all hunting bullets expand completely by the time they penetrate their own length. This has been proven by high-speed photography and by ballistic media that retain the shape of the hole created by the bullet's impact. The biggest hole made by a typical hunting bullet is immediately after it enters, not several inches beyond. Some hunters might argue that various ballistic media aren't "reality." C'mon, guys. Most meat damage on a deer occurs around the entrance hole, not on the far side of the animal."</strong></p><p>Article in full is here: <a href="https://www.americanrifleman.org/articles/2010/11/4/expanding-bullets-how-they-really-work/" target="_blank">https://www.americanrifleman.org/articles/2010/11/4/expanding-bullets-how-they-really-work/</a></p><p></p><p>It'll be interesting to hear what others have to say on this subject. It just seems the bullets you're using and the speed they are going just doesn't seem to be the right mojo for hogs.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Frog4aday, post: 1893520, member: 9308"] I don't think a bullet designed to expand can '[I]go too fast[/I]' to expand within the body of a deer or hog and fail to do damage, but what do I know? I watched your videos and part of me is just, "[I][U]That's hogs. Things are durable, unpredictable, and tough[/U][/I]." But I also know you've shot so many of them that you have a 'feel' for what's good, average and bad performance. I don't question your feelings that something isn't quite right. If it makes you feel any better, John Barsness, one of the gun writers I truly respect, wrote an article on the subject of bullet performance at high speeds. Here is an excerpt: [B]"The truth is that almost all hunting bullets expand completely by the time they penetrate their own length. This has been proven by high-speed photography and by ballistic media that retain the shape of the hole created by the bullet’s impact. The biggest hole made by a typical hunting bullet is immediately after it enters, not several inches beyond. Some hunters might argue that various ballistic media aren’t “reality.” C’mon, guys. Most meat damage on a deer occurs around the entrance hole, not on the far side of the animal."[/B] Article in full is here: [URL]https://www.americanrifleman.org/articles/2010/11/4/expanding-bullets-how-they-really-work/[/URL] It'll be interesting to hear what others have to say on this subject. It just seems the bullets you're using and the speed they are going just doesn't seem to be the right mojo for hogs. [/QUOTE]
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