ORIGINAL: gleason.chapman
ORIGINAL: oldrookie
Guys, I am relatively new here but truly don't understand all the debate. Chosen firearm, hunting preference, etc. makesMLs such and individual experience.
The debate is that I placed a new PB page up here:
http://www.the-gleasons.com/powerbelt_page.htm to warn rookies and old rookies about PB bullets fragmenting issues. Phil put up a thread about them penetrating as good as a PRB. I think they are inferior bullets for MLers, Phil thinks they have their place.I think that sums it up. I have learned:
1) if you shoot them at1300 fps and best around 1200 fps they go thru a deer. I thought they pancaked at all velocieies.
2) if you push them with150g of power theywill blow up.
3)I am trying to grapple with what is the right combination of expansion and penetration for Terminal Performance.
4) Wound Channel is important, too big a splash leads to too little energy to shoot thru the deer.
Amoung the questionsI have are:
1) expansion is important but how important is expansion vs shoot thru--Shockwaves tend to not expand that much and shoot thru, with about the same size hole as entrance hole. Is that goodor bad? I think it is bad, but I am not sure why.
2) Expansion is important but opening up1 inch into theanimal is too fast causing "splash" from displaced flesh too close to the surface. PBdo this pretty often. Is it because they are pushed too fast or design of thebullet to be basically a 2 pellet ML bullet max.
Chap Gleason