Zak Smith
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I compiled a list of FBI protocol gel results here
http://apollo.demigod.org/~zak/firearms/fbi-pistol.php
http://apollo.demigod.org/~zak/firearms/fbi-pistol.php
You should review the commentary on my FBI-PISTOL page. In particular, the observations. Momentum likely has a better relationship to wound volume because massier slower bullets rely less on "finicky" expansion mechanisms vs. the lighter and faster bullets, which are generally more easily defeated by getting clogged up.In all of the above graphs the momentum lines had a steaper slope and a higher R2 value than the energy lines. This shows a better relationship between momentum to wound volume than energy to wound volume.
Pat Rogers recounts an incident in which he had to shoot an NVA mutliple times with an M-14 at point blank range to put him down. He shot the guy, went to take out his comrades, had to shoot the first guy again after he'd gotten up, shot a couple more comrades, and then finish the first guy off with a couple more rounds.
Momentum likely has a better relationship to wound volume because massier slower bullets rely less on "finicky" expansion mechanisms vs. the lighter and faster bullets, which are generally more easily defeated by getting clogged up.