ORIGINAL: JagMagMan
Now for the next part of the debate, a "complete pass-through" or a bullet that transfers all its energy, and does not exit.
It gets tricky here too! I prefer a complete pass-through, with the RIGHT amount of bullet expansion. Some might argue that this is "wasted energy." Whereas a bullet that has stopped, utilized ALL of it's energy in the animal.
Maybe yes, maybe no. With the wrong bullet, a pass-through can be terrible, no expansion, no blood trail.
On the flip-side the bullet that stopped in the animal, did it expand too quick, and "explode" on contact? Or was it under-powered and did not pass through?
Again, I prefer the complete pass-through, with a GOOD bullet! It delivers just as much as, and in some cases MORE energy, than the bullet that stopped inside the target!
Again, "knock down" is a MYTH, except in bowling and boxing!
You have it right except your still thinking about energy transfer. Energy does not kill. You have to stick with tissue damage, and an expanded bullet crates more tissue damage than one that does not expand well, and an expanded bullet that passes through causes even more tissue damage than one that does not, thats all it comes down to, has nothing to do with energy transfer. Not to mention two holes will alow a deer to bleed out faster than one.