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<blockquote data-quote="Dave70968" data-source="post: 3110000" data-attributes="member: 13624"><p>It's not just velocity and powder <em>burns</em>; it's powder <em>residue</em>, and the dispersal pattern thereof over both the shootee (I refuse to call him a "victim") and the surrounding area. The difference between, say, a low-flash powder and an energetic, dirty powder could be dramatic.</p><p></p><p>There are all sorts of variables and clues that you just don't think about unless you've trained in the field. I'm certain I haven't considered a whole lot of things a ballistics tech would, and I have some prior background in sciences and engineering (way back in the dusty cobwebs of my mind). That's why we have expert witnesses.</p><p></p><p>And yes, some of it may be pseudoscience, but if it passes a <em>Daubert</em> challenge, it's going to be heard by the jury. Best not to give any ammunition (ha!) to the prosecution that you don't have to.</p><p></p><p>As to the OP's comment that his handloads are more accurate, I'm sure they are; the question is, what level of accuracy do you need? Is that extra inch of group spread at 25 yards really going to be relevant? Are you really going to be able to take advantage of it when under the stress of a lethal encounter (the only time you should be shooting anyway)? Minute-of-angle is nice, but minute-of-critter is probably good enough; as Gen. Patton said, don't let the perfect become the enemy of the good.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dave70968, post: 3110000, member: 13624"] It's not just velocity and powder [I]burns[/I]; it's powder [I]residue[/I], and the dispersal pattern thereof over both the shootee (I refuse to call him a "victim") and the surrounding area. The difference between, say, a low-flash powder and an energetic, dirty powder could be dramatic. There are all sorts of variables and clues that you just don't think about unless you've trained in the field. I'm certain I haven't considered a whole lot of things a ballistics tech would, and I have some prior background in sciences and engineering (way back in the dusty cobwebs of my mind). That's why we have expert witnesses. And yes, some of it may be pseudoscience, but if it passes a [I]Daubert[/I] challenge, it's going to be heard by the jury. Best not to give any ammunition (ha!) to the prosecution that you don't have to. As to the OP's comment that his handloads are more accurate, I'm sure they are; the question is, what level of accuracy do you need? Is that extra inch of group spread at 25 yards really going to be relevant? Are you really going to be able to take advantage of it when under the stress of a lethal encounter (the only time you should be shooting anyway)? Minute-of-angle is nice, but minute-of-critter is probably good enough; as Gen. Patton said, don't let the perfect become the enemy of the good. [/QUOTE]
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