I asked a question on another thread, mainly because I am still trying to wrap my pea brain around the subject and ballistics are intriguing.
Everyone has seen numbers quoted to kill a specific game animal in regards to energy, such as 800 ftlbs for whitetail, 1000 for elk, etc., but how were those numbers scientifically derived? Bullet manufacturers state minimum velocity for the bullet to perform as designed.
So which is more important, velocity at impact and bullet design or energy at impact?
Everyone has seen numbers quoted to kill a specific game animal in regards to energy, such as 800 ftlbs for whitetail, 1000 for elk, etc., but how were those numbers scientifically derived? Bullet manufacturers state minimum velocity for the bullet to perform as designed.
So which is more important, velocity at impact and bullet design or energy at impact?
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