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<blockquote data-quote="nralifer" data-source="post: 2016555" data-attributes="member: 94556"><p>One has to understand what kills an animal. I am a surgeon and hunter and have had extensive trauma experience. Have seen and treated all sorts of bullet wounds in humans and as a hunter and bullet maker I have seen a lot of rifle bullet injuries in animals ranging from Rabbits to Cape Buffalo. Rapid kills ultimately involve stopping blood flow to the brain to render the animal unconscious. There are only 2 ways to achieve that. Either hit the brain directly (something that is rarely done in long range hunting) or cause a catastrophic drop in blood pressure. The latter can be done 2 ways. Either hit the heart or any major vessel such as the vena cava, aorta or pulmonary artery to cause rapid internal bleeding or stop blood flow out of the heart by increasing the resistance to the outflow of blood from the right ventricle into the lungs. Both mechanisms cause a rapid drop in blood pressure and therefore stop blood flow to the brain. As hunters we want a rapid kill that is hopefully painless for the prey we are hunting. It is absolutely crucial that the shot be properly placed and that the bullet penetrate deeply in an expanded state through either the lungs or heart. The smart hunter has at least 2 obligations. The first is to have some understanding of the anatomy of the animal you are hunting, and the second is to have an accurate rifle using bullets that will expand reliably and penetrate deeply. For big game hunting, blazing bullet speed is not necessary in virtually all instances, and lightly constructed bullets, such as target bullets, should not be used at all in my opinion. Lead core jacketed bullets can behave very erratically and in my experience are not good either at high or low impact velocities. Too many hunters also expect bullets to compensate for poor or marginal shot placement. Those guys will usually be disappointed. The opposite is true, good shot placement will almost always compensate for poor bullet performance. The only exception is an ultra fast lightly constructed lead core bullet hitting at a high impact velocity on a large tough animal like an Elk. The most rapidly fatal and highest probability of hit shots are those to the chest, and the best bullets are ones that expand to 1.5-2 calibers 100% of the time at impact velocities of 2000 fps or more all the way up to close to muzzle velocity.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nralifer, post: 2016555, member: 94556"] One has to understand what kills an animal. I am a surgeon and hunter and have had extensive trauma experience. Have seen and treated all sorts of bullet wounds in humans and as a hunter and bullet maker I have seen a lot of rifle bullet injuries in animals ranging from Rabbits to Cape Buffalo. Rapid kills ultimately involve stopping blood flow to the brain to render the animal unconscious. There are only 2 ways to achieve that. Either hit the brain directly (something that is rarely done in long range hunting) or cause a catastrophic drop in blood pressure. The latter can be done 2 ways. Either hit the heart or any major vessel such as the vena cava, aorta or pulmonary artery to cause rapid internal bleeding or stop blood flow out of the heart by increasing the resistance to the outflow of blood from the right ventricle into the lungs. Both mechanisms cause a rapid drop in blood pressure and therefore stop blood flow to the brain. As hunters we want a rapid kill that is hopefully painless for the prey we are hunting. It is absolutely crucial that the shot be properly placed and that the bullet penetrate deeply in an expanded state through either the lungs or heart. The smart hunter has at least 2 obligations. The first is to have some understanding of the anatomy of the animal you are hunting, and the second is to have an accurate rifle using bullets that will expand reliably and penetrate deeply. For big game hunting, blazing bullet speed is not necessary in virtually all instances, and lightly constructed bullets, such as target bullets, should not be used at all in my opinion. Lead core jacketed bullets can behave very erratically and in my experience are not good either at high or low impact velocities. Too many hunters also expect bullets to compensate for poor or marginal shot placement. Those guys will usually be disappointed. The opposite is true, good shot placement will almost always compensate for poor bullet performance. The only exception is an ultra fast lightly constructed lead core bullet hitting at a high impact velocity on a large tough animal like an Elk. The most rapidly fatal and highest probability of hit shots are those to the chest, and the best bullets are ones that expand to 1.5-2 calibers 100% of the time at impact velocities of 2000 fps or more all the way up to close to muzzle velocity. [/QUOTE]
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