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exploding bullets on impact...is this real or are people guessing?
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<blockquote data-quote="LVJ76" data-source="post: 1754674" data-attributes="member: 108965"><p>When the term "Blow Up" is used it does not mean the bullet explodes, it actually fragments.</p><p></p><p>Varmint bullets are designed to fragment on impact therefore cause shallow wounds on large animals. If no bone is hit like in the case of a behind the shoulder shot and also miss the ribs they might fragment inside the animal and not on the skin.</p><p></p><p>Some hunting cup and core bullets aren't designed to be pushed at magnum speeds so these work best on medium cartridges. Also the heavier the bullet the tougher it is and holds together better.</p><p></p><p>Some Match bullets will also fragment without going at magnum speeds, they arent designed for deep penetration like some hunting bullets.</p><p></p><p>There is no one magic bullet. Solids hold together but at longer ranges can fail to expand, except Hammers. Heavy for caliber hunting bullets are best on magnum velocity cartridges bonded bullets included. Monolithics need to be lighter so they go faster to ensure expansion, and again can still fail to expand at longer ranges.</p><p></p><p>Partitions are a great bullet for larger game or when you hit bone, otherwise they may fail to expand and pencil through, happened to me 3 timea already on coues deer.</p><p></p><p>This is the reason why bullet selection is so important and you can provably pick what is the best option for you and maybe still not cover all your needs.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LVJ76, post: 1754674, member: 108965"] When the term "Blow Up" is used it does not mean the bullet explodes, it actually fragments. Varmint bullets are designed to fragment on impact therefore cause shallow wounds on large animals. If no bone is hit like in the case of a behind the shoulder shot and also miss the ribs they might fragment inside the animal and not on the skin. Some hunting cup and core bullets aren't designed to be pushed at magnum speeds so these work best on medium cartridges. Also the heavier the bullet the tougher it is and holds together better. Some Match bullets will also fragment without going at magnum speeds, they arent designed for deep penetration like some hunting bullets. There is no one magic bullet. Solids hold together but at longer ranges can fail to expand, except Hammers. Heavy for caliber hunting bullets are best on magnum velocity cartridges bonded bullets included. Monolithics need to be lighter so they go faster to ensure expansion, and again can still fail to expand at longer ranges. Partitions are a great bullet for larger game or when you hit bone, otherwise they may fail to expand and pencil through, happened to me 3 timea already on coues deer. This is the reason why bullet selection is so important and you can provably pick what is the best option for you and maybe still not cover all your needs. [/QUOTE]
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