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Rifles, Reloading, Optics, Equipment
Rifles, Bullets, Barrels & Ballistics
Terminal Balistics
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<blockquote data-quote="papa45" data-source="post: 202149" data-attributes="member: 3916"><p>It could take a book to answer your question. First, same diameter does not equal same terminal ballistics. Terminal ballistics usually means the effect of the bullet on the target. Energy equals mass times the square of the velocity, so in simple terms, twice the mass (weight) at the same velocity equals twice the energy. Obviously increased velocity also means increased energy. An important consideration in terminal ballistics is how the bullet behaves on impact. Some bullets expand rapidly, dissipating their energy on the target. Some bullets penetrate. Another important factor, especially to long-range shooters, is trajectory; higher velocities and higher ballistic coefficients mean flatter trajectories. I suggest you do a search on the forum for related topics. You can pick up a lot here. I'm sure lots of forum members will chime in with lots more. Welcome to the forum.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="papa45, post: 202149, member: 3916"] It could take a book to answer your question. First, same diameter does not equal same terminal ballistics. Terminal ballistics usually means the effect of the bullet on the target. Energy equals mass times the square of the velocity, so in simple terms, twice the mass (weight) at the same velocity equals twice the energy. Obviously increased velocity also means increased energy. An important consideration in terminal ballistics is how the bullet behaves on impact. Some bullets expand rapidly, dissipating their energy on the target. Some bullets penetrate. Another important factor, especially to long-range shooters, is trajectory; higher velocities and higher ballistic coefficients mean flatter trajectories. I suggest you do a search on the forum for related topics. You can pick up a lot here. I'm sure lots of forum members will chime in with lots more. Welcome to the forum. [/QUOTE]
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