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#Post#: 1061--------------------------------------------------
TRUE OR FALSE?
By: bigjromero Date: October 10, 2012, 1:04 pm
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Hunting bullets do two things: They fly to your target and they
damage it. To fly consistently true, they must be uniform. To
fly flat and retain lots of killing energy at long range, they
must be sleek and relatively heavy, but not so heavy that you
can't push them fast.
You can shoot big game under a wide variety of conditions
without knowing any more than this about bullets. Just buy
factory loads with softpoints in the middle of the weight range
for their diameter.
But hunters these days talk often about controlled-expansion
bullets designed to increase penetration and to retain their
weight. And some deer hunters are beginning to sneer at ordinary
hunting bullets that have been downing game for decades. There
are claims that the old-timers don't have what it takes to
ensure clean kills, or at least aren't as deadly as newer, more
expensive bullets built to resist breakup in tough going. True
or false tell us your thoughts on this topic?
#Post#: 1064--------------------------------------------------
Re: TRUE OR FALSE?
By: donkeylips Date: October 10, 2012, 9:10 pm
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In the words of Marisa Tomei....Imagine you're a deer. You're
prancing along, you get thirsty, you spot a little brook, you
put your little deer lips down to the cool clear water... BAM! A
fuckin' bullet rips off part of your head! Your brains are
laying on the ground in little bloody pieces! Now I ask ya.
Would you give a fuck what kind of pants the son of a bitch who
shot you was wearing?....same goes for bullets.
Another point that the supporters of the newer "hi-tech" bullets
make is that they're more consistent - especially at long range
- due to a more uniform and regular shape & weight from bullet
to bullet. I could see this being important at extreme ranges or
on a charter hunt that's costing you hundreds or thousands of
dollars...lord knows you don't want to lose the chance of
bagging a trophy due to dumb luck of having an irregular
bullet...but, to me at least, for your normal run-of-the-mill
hunt, I don't see the new bullets as offering that much of an
advantage. After all, I'm pretty sure people have been dropping
game for hundreds of years with simple lead balls.
#Post#: 1065--------------------------------------------------
Re: TRUE OR FALSE?
By: bigjromero Date: October 10, 2012, 10:06 pm
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Well said.
#Post#: 1068--------------------------------------------------
Re: TRUE OR FALSE?
By: TexanTiger Date: October 11, 2012, 9:45 am
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I always consider what my dad used to tell me as a kid: "A 22
magnum has probably killed more deer than any other caliber." He
was of course referring to road hunters and poachers, who prefer
its quieter report to that of a high power rifle, and whether
its true or not, it always reminds me that bullet isn't as
important as an accurate hit. A good bullet can (to some extent)
help to increase the margin of error for good vs. bad hits, as
expansion increases the amount of hydrostatic shock that is done
as the bullet penetrates tissue, which does major damage to
tissue and blood vessels (I've seen some of this first hand at
work in the ER, and it's fairly impressive). But it still
doesn't make up for poor shot placement. I've killed many deer
with my old 30-30 shooting plain old powerpoints, my 357 lever
action with semi-wad cutter bullets, and my 50 caliber
muzzleloader with ball and patch. It also seems like people have
migrated to higher and higher caliber weapons to make up for a
lack of good shot placement. The key is careful and accurate
shots, placing rounds in vital areas that will create a clean
and quick kill (heart, lung, brain, spinal cord). I can agree
with paying a little more if you're going exotic or with very
large dangerous game where you NEED that extra stopping power.
But on whitetails, pick something that you can shoot a baseball
sized group with and take your time, wait for a good clear shot.
If everyone else wants to waste their money, let them, I'll
stick with the tried and true.
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