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<blockquote data-quote="cohunter14" data-source="post: 948032" data-attributes="member: 55580"><p>Yeah, there is no real way to calculate KE because you don't ever know exactly what a bullet will do. Bullets all react differently based on what they are hitting, what range they are at, and what speed they are traveling at that point. KE itself isn't all that important, although it could seem that way. Some people prefer to have a bullet react like a Barnes, where it will retain all it's weight and penetrate deeply, most times even creating two holes (one in, one out), whereas some prefer a Berger that dumps a lot of it's energy upon contact and not exiting very frequently. Both methods work very well and you could debate all day on which is better. </p><p> </p><p>However, the one thing that really can't be debated is that a larger diameter bullet should typically do better, assuming everything else is the same at impact. A larger hole will never hurt you <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" />. So whether you are shooting a Barnes, a Berger, or whatever else is out there, a .338 will do more damage than a .30, etc.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cohunter14, post: 948032, member: 55580"] Yeah, there is no real way to calculate KE because you don't ever know exactly what a bullet will do. Bullets all react differently based on what they are hitting, what range they are at, and what speed they are traveling at that point. KE itself isn't all that important, although it could seem that way. Some people prefer to have a bullet react like a Barnes, where it will retain all it's weight and penetrate deeply, most times even creating two holes (one in, one out), whereas some prefer a Berger that dumps a lot of it's energy upon contact and not exiting very frequently. Both methods work very well and you could debate all day on which is better. However, the one thing that really can't be debated is that a larger diameter bullet should typically do better, assuming everything else is the same at impact. A larger hole will never hurt you :D. So whether you are shooting a Barnes, a Berger, or whatever else is out there, a .338 will do more damage than a .30, etc. [/QUOTE]
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