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Rifles, Reloading, Optics, Equipment
Rifles, Bullets, Barrels & Ballistics
Nice video on measured energy transfer
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<blockquote data-quote="esorensen" data-source="post: 2597616" data-attributes="member: 4302"><p>Connect your centerfire bullet of choice with a prairie dog and you will see a direct comparison to gel block expansion. A few years back, I shot a coyote facing me at just under 200y with a 208 AMAX from a .308 with the MV around 2650 if I remember. The bullet did not exit the coyote, and the chest wound left a stellate pattern. The explanation for this type of wound is from the hydraulic forces inside the chest cavity creating dramatic expansion. This rapid expansion left tears to the weakened skin radiating away from the bullet hole. Tissue and animals DO expand, just not at the level of what we see in gel. I'll post the pic if I can find it. Wound ballistics is a fascinating topic; gel is just a small piece of a much larger puzzle. Taken in context, gel is useful information. However it will never fully equate to terminal performance gospel.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="esorensen, post: 2597616, member: 4302"] Connect your centerfire bullet of choice with a prairie dog and you will see a direct comparison to gel block expansion. A few years back, I shot a coyote facing me at just under 200y with a 208 AMAX from a .308 with the MV around 2650 if I remember. The bullet did not exit the coyote, and the chest wound left a stellate pattern. The explanation for this type of wound is from the hydraulic forces inside the chest cavity creating dramatic expansion. This rapid expansion left tears to the weakened skin radiating away from the bullet hole. Tissue and animals DO expand, just not at the level of what we see in gel. I‘ll post the pic if I can find it. Wound ballistics is a fascinating topic; gel is just a small piece of a much larger puzzle. Taken in context, gel is useful information. However it will never fully equate to terminal performance gospel. [/QUOTE]
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