bigcountry

Sorry, but I think we are closer to the same page than you think. Follow the posted link when you have time for a long read. Displacement of elastic tissue by the pressure wave of a high-speed projectile does have an effect. Just not the way people think. Take a look at some gel test in slow motion and you’ll see what I mean. As the bullet passes through the gel a massive cavity is opened and then collapses immediately to the actual residual wound channel. The same happens to the organs of the dear. They are pushed away form the path of the bullet. The extent of their elasticity and resiliency determines their damage. The shape of the projectile also comes into play. A pointed FMJ’s shock wave is small and causes less tissue ripping, thus easier to repair (Geneva). A high speed (blunt nose expansion with follow through) perfect heart-lung shot leaves almost no recognizable lungs yet a torn or punctured heart. Different tissues act and react differently to stretching. This causes dramatic hemorrhaging resulting in the loss of conscious and death. Muzzleloaders and broad heads don’t cause tissue damage and rapid blood lose the same way. Hemorrhaging is still the cause of death just at different rates. Me 200grn 35rem short-range 115grn bonded core 25-06 long range. I believe in exit holes since they make tracking easier, even with perfect shots deer sometimes run. Ballistic tips cause a lot of “hydrostatic shock” but I’ve seen deer run from a 300Magnum with a ballistic tip that would have dropped quicker with a 30-06 psp because of penetration at the angle of the shot. I’ve helped clean a lot of deer and in my opinion there is no better teacher that a good hands-on dissection.


Mike

PS: Sorry about the rant by I hate the term “hydrostatic” misnomer like military intelligence. By def. Hydro means fluid or mobile and static means solid or unmovable