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Rifles, Bullets, Barrels & Ballistics
Minimum Kinetic Energy
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<blockquote data-quote="elkaholic" data-source="post: 955837" data-attributes="member: 13833"><p>I believe there are so many other variables that affect killing, energy is overrated. While it is true that massive amounts of energy can cause trauma, through hydrostatic shock, that can kill quicker, most anmals are killed by blood loss and/or asphyxiation from blood in the lungs. To me, this means a bullet that destroys a lot of tissue, whether the energy is high or not. Quite often, this is more likely to occur with a bullet that HAS high energy because of the dynamics of velocity and mass playing a role in the tissue destruction. That said, if you have a bullet that expands, and especially one that fragments, you can cause a lot of tissue damage with fairly low energy. For this reason, I believe bullet construction that allows upset at low velocities can nullify the need for a lot of energy. I say this taking into account that this is a long range forum. If this were not true, archers could not kill much of anything and yet elephants have been taken with broadheads. IMO.........Rich</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="elkaholic, post: 955837, member: 13833"] I believe there are so many other variables that affect killing, energy is overrated. While it is true that massive amounts of energy can cause trauma, through hydrostatic shock, that can kill quicker, most anmals are killed by blood loss and/or asphyxiation from blood in the lungs. To me, this means a bullet that destroys a lot of tissue, whether the energy is high or not. Quite often, this is more likely to occur with a bullet that HAS high energy because of the dynamics of velocity and mass playing a role in the tissue destruction. That said, if you have a bullet that expands, and especially one that fragments, you can cause a lot of tissue damage with fairly low energy. For this reason, I believe bullet construction that allows upset at low velocities can nullify the need for a lot of energy. I say this taking into account that this is a long range forum. If this were not true, archers could not kill much of anything and yet elephants have been taken with broadheads. IMO.........Rich [/QUOTE]
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