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To: 45Auto

Seems rather self-evident, but most experts make their nickel convincing us the self evident is not really true.


4 posted on 06/16/2004 12:40:21 PM PDT by hopespringseternal (People should be banned for sophistry.)
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To: hopespringseternal
Lot of interesting stuff in this article:

Table of Contents

I. Introduction

II. The Mechanics of Terminal Ballistics a. Mechanics of Lethal Wounding b. Mechanics of Terminal Ballistics c. Mechanics of Penetration d. Mechanics of Cavitation

III. Myths, Misconceptions and Miscalculations a. "Energy Dump", "Overpenetration" and "Hydrostatic Shock" b. Momentum and "Stopping Power" c. Thresholds of Wounding Potential Based on Kinetic Energy d. Optimal Game Weight (OGW) Formula e. Taylor Knockout (TKO) Formula f. Lethality Index Formula g. Knock-Out Value (KOV) Formula h. "When Good Physics Goes Bad" 1. Relationships of Force, Momentum and Energy 2. Bogus Ballistics

IV. Empirical Methods of Estimating Actual Terminal Performance

a. Performance of Non-Deforming Bullets

1. Hard Cast Handgun Bullets 2. Solid Rifle Bullets b. How Deforming Bullets Actually Perform 1. The Handloader-Sciuchetti Study 2. Medium-Bore Bullets 3. A Study of Sectional Density 4. Small-Bore Bullets 5. Too Light for Big Game? 6. Large-Bore Bullets c. A Model for Terminal Performance

V. The Politics of Terminal Ballistics

9 posted on 06/16/2004 12:49:09 PM PDT by 45Auto (Big holes are (almost) always better.)
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