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Needed Energy for killing.... is it a myth??
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<blockquote data-quote="edge" data-source="post: 200999" data-attributes="member: 5030"><p>A funny thing about this subject is that folks get set in their ways and won't listen to other ideas!</p><p></p><p>If energy is not important, then take your 500 JRH and hit a deer with it with an energy of 40 ft/lbs!</p><p></p><p>You might argue that that is ridiculous, but energy is not important, remember <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p>That same 40 ft/lbs will cleanly take a deer with a well sharpened broadhead!</p><p></p><p>IMO, there is some truth to most arguments!</p><p></p><p>One needs to take the bullet construction and cross section into account! A 45 caliber hard cast with a .35 meplat will crush a path as wide as an expanding bullet of smaller diameter. The bullets construction will dictate how much energy will be required to ablate the point to achieve a blunt shape that destroys tissue at a greater rate. Obviously a monolithic copper bullet will require more energy that a more fragile ballistic tip.</p><p></p><p>The projectile can't be eliminated in any discussion concerning wounding. To pick a ft/lb number without the corresponding bullet is meaningless, but once you describe the bullet and tell someone the energy, a reasonable decision can be made.</p><p></p><p>edge.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="edge, post: 200999, member: 5030"] A funny thing about this subject is that folks get set in their ways and won't listen to other ideas! If energy is not important, then take your 500 JRH and hit a deer with it with an energy of 40 ft/lbs! You might argue that that is ridiculous, but energy is not important, remember :) That same 40 ft/lbs will cleanly take a deer with a well sharpened broadhead! IMO, there is some truth to most arguments! One needs to take the bullet construction and cross section into account! A 45 caliber hard cast with a .35 meplat will crush a path as wide as an expanding bullet of smaller diameter. The bullets construction will dictate how much energy will be required to ablate the point to achieve a blunt shape that destroys tissue at a greater rate. Obviously a monolithic copper bullet will require more energy that a more fragile ballistic tip. The projectile can't be eliminated in any discussion concerning wounding. To pick a ft/lb number without the corresponding bullet is meaningless, but once you describe the bullet and tell someone the energy, a reasonable decision can be made. edge. [/QUOTE]
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