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<blockquote data-quote="diggler1833" data-source="post: 3959912" data-attributes="member: 48072"><p>Velocity and energy dump are our friends when it comes to anchoring game in a dramatic fashion. Hydrostatic shock is a very real phenomenon, but is generally unpredictable. It happens when you overpressure the circulatory system, essentially knocking out the game animal and they never return to consciousness before they expire.</p><p></p><p>Bullets that fragment, dump energy, and come to a stop more quickly are more likely to cause hydrostatic shock if they hit the circulatory system in my experience. That is why your AMAX does so well, even though it was an unintentional design benefit.</p><p></p><p>Big, heavy bullets that crush through are excellent for tough game and tough angles, but less expansion and more penetration have less effect on the circulatory system. They still kill just as effectively with a well-placed shot...just not as dramatically and maybe you have to track for a bit.</p><p></p><p>Some of the all copper monolithic bullets can do both pretty well.</p><p></p><p>Other guys just use bigger and more powerful cartridges to get the same effect.</p><p></p><p>In an opposite set of experiences to yours, I have about a 25% rate of hitting heart/lung with a. 308 and having the hog drop on the spot, just as if I hit it in the head.</p><p></p><p>...Or you can just shoot it in the CNS (spine from the front shoulders forward) or head and get your bang-flop that way too.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="diggler1833, post: 3959912, member: 48072"] Velocity and energy dump are our friends when it comes to anchoring game in a dramatic fashion. Hydrostatic shock is a very real phenomenon, but is generally unpredictable. It happens when you overpressure the circulatory system, essentially knocking out the game animal and they never return to consciousness before they expire. Bullets that fragment, dump energy, and come to a stop more quickly are more likely to cause hydrostatic shock if they hit the circulatory system in my experience. That is why your AMAX does so well, even though it was an unintentional design benefit. Big, heavy bullets that crush through are excellent for tough game and tough angles, but less expansion and more penetration have less effect on the circulatory system. They still kill just as effectively with a well-placed shot...just not as dramatically and maybe you have to track for a bit. Some of the all copper monolithic bullets can do both pretty well. Other guys just use bigger and more powerful cartridges to get the same effect. In an opposite set of experiences to yours, I have about a 25% rate of hitting heart/lung with a. 308 and having the hog drop on the spot, just as if I hit it in the head. ...Or you can just shoot it in the CNS (spine from the front shoulders forward) or head and get your bang-flop that way too. [/QUOTE]
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