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HOW BULLETS KILL: Monometal vs. Lead-Core
Manage episode 358844005 series 2681059
This episode takes a deep dive into the mechanics of various types of hunting bullets. We define:
- On-impact performance characteristics
- Shot angles, and what it takes to successfully destroy vitals
- Broadside
- Quartering to
- Quartering away
- Facing straight on
- "Texas heart shots" (facing away)
- Bullet types
- Cup-and-lead-core
- Bonded-lead core, partition, and hybrid
- Monometal
- Big game sizes and bullet requirements:
- Deer & pronghorn
- Mid-size game such as caribou and elk
- Big-bodied game such as moose and bison
- African game
- Types of wound channels, and which most bullets most effectively create:
- Hydrodynamic affect
- Temporary wound cavities
- Permanent wound channels
- Frontal diameter and cavitation
- Weight retention and penetration
- How to pick the most versatile bullet type for your purposes
- Game size considerations
- Caliber and acceptable shot angles
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296 episoade
Manage episode 358844005 series 2681059
This episode takes a deep dive into the mechanics of various types of hunting bullets. We define:
- On-impact performance characteristics
- Shot angles, and what it takes to successfully destroy vitals
- Broadside
- Quartering to
- Quartering away
- Facing straight on
- "Texas heart shots" (facing away)
- Bullet types
- Cup-and-lead-core
- Bonded-lead core, partition, and hybrid
- Monometal
- Big game sizes and bullet requirements:
- Deer & pronghorn
- Mid-size game such as caribou and elk
- Big-bodied game such as moose and bison
- African game
- Types of wound channels, and which most bullets most effectively create:
- Hydrodynamic affect
- Temporary wound cavities
- Permanent wound channels
- Frontal diameter and cavitation
- Weight retention and penetration
- How to pick the most versatile bullet type for your purposes
- Game size considerations
- Caliber and acceptable shot angles
ENJOY!
FRIENDS, SUPPORT THE PODCAST AND GAIN ACCESS TO OUR BONUS CONTENT!
Join the Backcountry Hunting Podcast tribe and get access to all our bonus material on www.patreon.com/backcountry
VISIT OUR SPONSORS HERE:
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