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Roger raglin always talked about the shock big heavy bullet causes VS a smaller lighter weight bullet.
That statement is not totally true, it really depends on velocity of the given projectile...
A couple of years ago, and I know they are not scientists, but the "Myth Busters" really disproved this therory based on size only by shooting a bunch of different bullets into slaughtered and skinned animals.
Now if you cold shoot that heavy big bullet as fast as I can a lighter smaller bullet then bigger would be better.
I am currently shooting 460 grain conicals @ 1400 fps second, but given the choice I would much prefer to shoot a smaller, faster bullets with an equal amount of energy...
Example 460 gr @ 1400 fps muzzle -> 2002 lbs of energy
1280 fps 50 yds -> 1674 lbs of energy
1182 fps 100 yds ->1428 lbs of energy
250 gr @ 1875 fps muzzle -> 1956 lbs of energy
1741 fps 50 yds -> 1683lbs of energy
1617 fps 100 yds -> 1452 lbs of energy
XTP 200 gr @ 2480 fps muzzle -> 2731 lbs of energy
2281 fps 50 yds -> 2310 lbs of energy
2092 fps 100 yds -> 1943 lbs of energy
Do not even want to talk about the amount of drop with each bullet or the amount of wind defection that can occur on that big slow conical...
Big is better is a myth.... UNLESS you believe the article written above by the guy saying wound channel is the only thing that kills an animal... It is true back in the days of round ball, or even early muzzle loading but not today.