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Reloading
Old Bullets OK
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<blockquote data-quote="nicholasjohn" data-source="post: 1747118" data-attributes="member: 109113"><p>I have an old 6.5 X 54 Mannlicher-Shoenauer, and I've read that one of the things that made this little carbine such a wicked killer was the fast rotation rate of the bullet as it penetrates through the animal. You can see by the way the shards of copper jacket fold back at a sharper angle that it was turning faster on the way through, but I don't see how that could contribute to more tissue damage. I think it's more the fact that the long 160-grain bullets penetrate so well that makes it a superior killer. I sure won't argue that rapid rotation may be a way for a smaller bullet to tear a bigger hole. I haven't shot a bunch of animals with this gun to comment from personal experience, so I'm happy to take your story to heart. Heart of deer, heart of elk, etc.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nicholasjohn, post: 1747118, member: 109113"] I have an old 6.5 X 54 Mannlicher-Shoenauer, and I've read that one of the things that made this little carbine such a wicked killer was the fast rotation rate of the bullet as it penetrates through the animal. You can see by the way the shards of copper jacket fold back at a sharper angle that it was turning faster on the way through, but I don't see how that could contribute to more tissue damage. I think it's more the fact that the long 160-grain bullets penetrate so well that makes it a superior killer. I sure won't argue that rapid rotation may be a way for a smaller bullet to tear a bigger hole. I haven't shot a bunch of animals with this gun to comment from personal experience, so I'm happy to take your story to heart. Heart of deer, heart of elk, etc. [/QUOTE]
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