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<blockquote data-quote="swampratt" data-source="post: 2910242" data-attributes="member: 15054"><p>You first must establish performance of a round you are familiar with. Like the 165 ge HPBT Dennis mentioned above.</p><p>I too have killed many animals with that bullet.</p><p>So check penetration and mushroom or fragmentation through water jugs or boards or sant... whatever media you feel good with.</p><p>Then compare other bullets performance to your baseline bullet.</p><p></p><p>Just comparative.</p><p>My 45acp has no expansion at all It will pass through 5 milk jugs and a couple oak boards..5 Jugs is all i had set up in a row..It may have went through more.</p><p>The .308 .30 cal bullets usually stop in the 3rd jug.</p><p>This would tell me the 45acp would probably pass right through a deer shooting broad side.</p><p> </p><p>My 165 HPBT will fragment going through a deer neck.. leaving a 4" + exit hole.</p><p>My 45acp was small hole in and about 1" out because of the bone it took with it.</p><p></p><p>I am real curious of the slow speed because the 165 and 168's and 178's I have used left good exit holes if they exited.</p><p>My little 30-30 150gr would leave a small hole in and small hole out. just pencil right through.</p><p></p><p>Almost thinking if I tested my 30-30 150 gr against a lever evolution bullet I may see some expansion in the other . It may make for a quicker kill.</p><p></p><p>Those pencil through bullets do not make for a quick kill. So finding a baseline and working from there for comparative only.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="swampratt, post: 2910242, member: 15054"] You first must establish performance of a round you are familiar with. Like the 165 ge HPBT Dennis mentioned above. I too have killed many animals with that bullet. So check penetration and mushroom or fragmentation through water jugs or boards or sant... whatever media you feel good with. Then compare other bullets performance to your baseline bullet. Just comparative. My 45acp has no expansion at all It will pass through 5 milk jugs and a couple oak boards..5 Jugs is all i had set up in a row..It may have went through more. The .308 .30 cal bullets usually stop in the 3rd jug. This would tell me the 45acp would probably pass right through a deer shooting broad side. My 165 HPBT will fragment going through a deer neck.. leaving a 4" + exit hole. My 45acp was small hole in and about 1" out because of the bone it took with it. I am real curious of the slow speed because the 165 and 168's and 178's I have used left good exit holes if they exited. My little 30-30 150gr would leave a small hole in and small hole out. just pencil right through. Almost thinking if I tested my 30-30 150 gr against a lever evolution bullet I may see some expansion in the other . It may make for a quicker kill. Those pencil through bullets do not make for a quick kill. So finding a baseline and working from there for comparative only. [/QUOTE]
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