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Needed Energy for killing.... is it a myth??
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<blockquote data-quote="Perkules" data-source="post: 29591" data-attributes="member: 945"><p>I assume we talk big game here. I have some moose experience to share.</p><p></p><p>It´s not the energy, it´s what the bullet does with any given energy. Sometimes the good old Taylor Scale comes to mind,too. </p><p></p><p>Like,a sledgehammer and a 50 grain bullet, move them so that they have the same energy,say,1500..., hit something... see?</p><p></p><p>Also,energy goes both ways. While pulling the trigger,you receive the same amount of energy as the bullet has. If it´s the energy that does the job,nobody should be able to kill anything weighing more than the shooter -without passing out,huh?</p><p></p><p>Take a look in the link below,only one page of a huge examination,the rest can be found from some links on that page. I´m not trying to be smart,this is just very interesting.</p><p></p><p>Ahh... but: okay,I also have an opinion: I like heavy,large diameter bullets with some oomph left. But I want to know the impact velocity AND what I want to do with the bullet. Penetrate,expand,both and WHY?</p><p></p><p>I fluently use jacketed and cast bullets in a 45-70. If I need to stop:Cast 400 grains in the shoulder, if I want the best meat, a jacketed one ,sideways lungshot. </p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.mindspring.com/~ulfhere1/methods.html#too_light" target="_blank">Mindspring</a></p><p></p><p>(I´m building a subsonic deer load right now, suppressors are legal here. Almost done, not much energy in a 400 grain sub bullet but man,does it stop! )</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Perkules, post: 29591, member: 945"] I assume we talk big game here. I have some moose experience to share. It´s not the energy, it´s what the bullet does with any given energy. Sometimes the good old Taylor Scale comes to mind,too. Like,a sledgehammer and a 50 grain bullet, move them so that they have the same energy,say,1500..., hit something... see? Also,energy goes both ways. While pulling the trigger,you receive the same amount of energy as the bullet has. If it´s the energy that does the job,nobody should be able to kill anything weighing more than the shooter -without passing out,huh? Take a look in the link below,only one page of a huge examination,the rest can be found from some links on that page. I´m not trying to be smart,this is just very interesting. Ahh... but: okay,I also have an opinion: I like heavy,large diameter bullets with some oomph left. But I want to know the impact velocity AND what I want to do with the bullet. Penetrate,expand,both and WHY? I fluently use jacketed and cast bullets in a 45-70. If I need to stop:Cast 400 grains in the shoulder, if I want the best meat, a jacketed one ,sideways lungshot. [url="http://www.mindspring.com/~ulfhere1/methods.html#too_light"]Mindspring[/url] (I´m building a subsonic deer load right now, suppressors are legal here. Almost done, not much energy in a 400 grain sub bullet but man,does it stop! ) [/QUOTE]
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