Great video. Looks a lot like other similar videos I have seen. When you have a750gr slug going 3,000FPS you are looking at 14,325 ft-lbs of energy.Compare that toa 308 win, that produces 2,665 ft-lbs of energy.
tard - it's all energy man, delivered energy. Given the mass and velocity related to .50's ............................... hello?
Yes but it's energy in the FORWARD direction, not lateral. If I could get a sewing needle going 100,000 MPH and shot it at an elephant, would you expect the elephant to explode or would you expect the needle to make an entrance hole the size of the needle and an exit hole slightly larger than the needle?
Yes but it's energy in the FORWARD direction, not lateral
Not exactly true. Yes their is forwar motion caused by the bullet. The lateral motion is caused by the human body. When a bullet enters the body, hydraulic shock is created. What you are seeing is the effect of hydraulic shock on the body. If you shoot a galon jug of water, it explodes. Same principle. In Vietnam, snipers mainly used a 308 win with 168 gr BTHP. When they were engaging targets at long distances it was common to aim for center torso. Right above the stomach. When the target was hit their, death was almost instant. The organs were crushed by hydraulic shock. That 308 produces 2600 ft-lbs of energy and does that. Now, these subjects were shot with a 50 BMG producing over 14,000 ft-lbs of energy. That is exactly the kind of damage I would expect.
Those are varmit hunting videos, marmots. If you look closely in the last one you can see him wadle from one part of the rock to another before he's shot.
Ultra cool sniper video...
