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Needed Energy for killing.... is it a myth??
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<blockquote data-quote="Mountain Man" data-source="post: 29592" data-attributes="member: 1113"><p>using energy values, and only energy values as a table for, or against, a round matters only to those who choose to believe it. </p><p></p><p>first off, above all else, shoot placement is everything. period.</p><p></p><p>second, bullet design is just as important as whatever energy its carrying. fmj's have plenty of energy- no expansion. ballistic tips have plenty of energy and expansion, but probably not the best for something like elk due to less penetration. </p><p></p><p></p><p>matchkings werent designed for hunting, but we all know what they can do to game. muzzleloader round balls just deform and dont carry much energy, but guys dump deer left and right with them around here. i've heard a 357 is too light of a revolver round for deer, yet i've put holes the size of quarters thru deer with it. </p><p></p><p>an arrow has hardly any energy at all, but relies on the wound channel created by the broadhead to do the work. bullets can work using the same method. </p><p></p><p>theres waay too much other stuff besides energy to take in to consideration. some rely on it solely, but i dont buy in to it.</p><p></p><p>energy is energy. while it counts for some, it has no direct correlation with performance.</p><p></p><p>-brian</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mountain Man, post: 29592, member: 1113"] using energy values, and only energy values as a table for, or against, a round matters only to those who choose to believe it. first off, above all else, shoot placement is everything. period. second, bullet design is just as important as whatever energy its carrying. fmj's have plenty of energy- no expansion. ballistic tips have plenty of energy and expansion, but probably not the best for something like elk due to less penetration. matchkings werent designed for hunting, but we all know what they can do to game. muzzleloader round balls just deform and dont carry much energy, but guys dump deer left and right with them around here. i've heard a 357 is too light of a revolver round for deer, yet i've put holes the size of quarters thru deer with it. an arrow has hardly any energy at all, but relies on the wound channel created by the broadhead to do the work. bullets can work using the same method. theres waay too much other stuff besides energy to take in to consideration. some rely on it solely, but i dont buy in to it. energy is energy. while it counts for some, it has no direct correlation with performance. -brian [/QUOTE]
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