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Hammer hunters at low impact velocity?
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<blockquote data-quote="yorke-1" data-source="post: 2227570" data-attributes="member: 11960"><p>I think the 1800 fps is a pretty good number, but that's only one of the things to consider. A bullet with a lower RPM at 1800 fps will behave differently than a bullet with a higher RPM at the same velocity. I've tested bullets that were theoretically fully stabilized and shot well, but turned into "banana bullets" on impact, hinting that they weren't really stabilized as well as I thought.</p><p></p><p>I think it's becoming more and more apparent that a barrel's twist rate plays a significant role in a bullet's terminal performance. This just gets more critical with mono metal bullets because of their longer length for any given bullet weight. I'm really beginning to wonder if the light weight bullet "velocity kills" theory is linked to the bullet's relative stability more than the actual impact velocity. I have my own view on this based on what I've personally seen, but I don't have enough data to make a substantive argument either way.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="yorke-1, post: 2227570, member: 11960"] I think the 1800 fps is a pretty good number, but that's only one of the things to consider. A bullet with a lower RPM at 1800 fps will behave differently than a bullet with a higher RPM at the same velocity. I've tested bullets that were theoretically fully stabilized and shot well, but turned into "banana bullets" on impact, hinting that they weren't really stabilized as well as I thought. I think it's becoming more and more apparent that a barrel's twist rate plays a significant role in a bullet's terminal performance. This just gets more critical with mono metal bullets because of their longer length for any given bullet weight. I'm really beginning to wonder if the light weight bullet "velocity kills" theory is linked to the bullet's relative stability more than the actual impact velocity. I have my own view on this based on what I've personally seen, but I don't have enough data to make a substantive argument either way. [/QUOTE]
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