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Shockwave discussion... you and I have had this conversation very briefly a few years ago. It is my belief that the SST/SW can pencil its' way through a thin skinned whitetail at the closer ranges... may be up to 100 yards. I am not saying that this always happens but I do belive it happens more often than not when the bullet is shot through without contacting bone. The bullet is literally traveling to fast to expand in the short distance it travels through a whitetail. The longer the bullet stays in the animal the more likely iti is to expand.

This is all theory on my part as I do not use that bullet, nor do I use any other pointy bullet except in my centerfire rifles.

I would offer this target as a topic of disscussion...



These are not SST/SW bullets but I was testing these bullets the other day. The test was a test for accuarcy not really a expansion test. But if you look at the target I think it suggests a what is being discussed.

If you look at the upper left target you can see the five shots. These were the hard tipped Lehigh's. The target backing was a piece of 3/8" plywood. The bullets proved to be accurate but as you can see the pencilling effect certainly was indicated. Then if you look at the 2 groups on the center bull - these were the same bullet minus the tip. The holes are much mre defined than the tipped Lehigh.

I did not setup a chrono that day but I believe the muzzle velocity would be right @ 2200fps.

Just food for thought...