Thread: Long range kill damage

Originally Posted by Toby

Would that be good that it broke in half and made 2 exit holes, or would it be bad losing lead because you lose the weight? does the lead coming apart from the jacket make a difference in energy delivered?, sorry for asking heaps, also if you got a exit wound, would it mean that the projectile did not release all of it's energy into the animal?

It all depends what you want from a projectile Toby. Frangible (explody) projectiles will drop a lung shot deer(slipped in behind the shoulder on a quartering away animal) like the hammer of Thor and often not even touch the far shoulder if closish. however that same pill up close on the shoulder of a hairy/ covered in mud/ thick skinned/big animal MAY just make a dinner plate sized mess of the shoulder without even penetrating the chest cavity. (Iv had it happen more than once,hence the Barnes for close now)
The slower a projectile is going when it hits(further away or low launch vel) the more frangible it must be to mushroom or fragment.
The slower it is going the more desirable fragmentation is for a quick kill.
Explody pills are also great for neck shots as even if you do miss the spine by a wee bit fragmentation will still damage the spine.