this was originally gonna get stuck in the Deagle thread, but I felt it warranted its own thread...
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Originally Posted by longbough
And, believe it or not, a heavier, faster bullet doesn't necessarily mean more tissue damage or bigger wound. Over-powered projectiles tend to go through soft tissue and overpenetrate the target. The most incapacitating wound is made when a round stops in the target delivering all it's energy by either mushrooming or fragmenting. Shooting cinder blocks is one thing. Shooting live targets is another.
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a larger bullet means more tissue damage, lets say for ease of comparison we have a 9mm fmj and a .50AE fmj both shot at people
they'll both punch straight through, the only difference is the .50 will leave a half inch sized hole (roughly) and the 9 a 9mm hole.. since .50 is bigger than 9mm that just might mean more tissue damage... Faster projectiles? Larger temporary crush cavity and hydrostatic shock...
Now, thats not really relevant, but then you started talking about Hydrostatic shock, for those of you that are lost, longbough stated that the best round stops in the target, transferring all of its enegery to the target (thats not exactly what he said, but bullets don't mushroom to transfer energy, they mushroom or fragment to destroy more tissue, thats the main reason that and to stop over-penetration) he's talking about hydrostatic shock, which is the theory that when a bullet enters a living creature it creates a shock wave within the creatures body, which is supposed to be what causes quick kills. Hydrostatic shock, in my opinion, is bunk, ESPECIALLY if you think it's going to happen at handgun energy levels.
Why is it called Hydrostatic shock? Because the shock wave is said to be conducted by water, which we are 89% (I think) comprised of...
so what kills things?
depriving the brain of oxygen (blood loss)
damage to the central nervous system
damage to the vital organs
any combination or 2 or more things I have listed..
If we are talking about straight Full Metal Jacket ammo, the odds of damaging something our target NEEDS to have to live increases by using a bigger bullet.
this was kind of a rant and I am sure it's not easy to follow, so please, don't spare any questions...