axeman_g
Member
All,
I have been reading the debates over the years ... light and fast vs heavy and slower. .223 vs .308 ... 22-250 versus 7mm or whatever. you all get the picture.
My question is this ... why is the concept of overpenetration a bad thing. I am in now way a psychcist, but this is how it would logically appear to me.
my numbers may be off, I am just using them as an example so dont flame me please.
At 100 yds, you shoot a 170 pd body mass with a 110gr .223 bullet running aprox 4500fps. That bullet nose dives after entry, doing damage and lodging inside the cavity.
At 100 yds, you shoot a 170 pd body mass with a 180 gr .308 bullet running approx 3500 fps. That bullet enters cavity, starts expanding and exits body after cutting a larger damage path.
To me, the large entry wound, expanding damage path and then larger exit would would cause more physical "damage" plus causing more trauma therefore more shock, then one smaller entry wound and a series of small damage paths inside the cavity.
I know this is a never ending debate, but I wanted to throw in here. The concept of having to shoot opposing enemies numerous times with small light bullets bothers me. I personally want heavy and damagins as much as possible.
But, my preference is probably because of my personal inclination to be more defensive minded then offensive minded. Power and cover vs speed and number.
Axe
I have been reading the debates over the years ... light and fast vs heavy and slower. .223 vs .308 ... 22-250 versus 7mm or whatever. you all get the picture.
My question is this ... why is the concept of overpenetration a bad thing. I am in now way a psychcist, but this is how it would logically appear to me.
my numbers may be off, I am just using them as an example so dont flame me please.
At 100 yds, you shoot a 170 pd body mass with a 110gr .223 bullet running aprox 4500fps. That bullet nose dives after entry, doing damage and lodging inside the cavity.
At 100 yds, you shoot a 170 pd body mass with a 180 gr .308 bullet running approx 3500 fps. That bullet enters cavity, starts expanding and exits body after cutting a larger damage path.
To me, the large entry wound, expanding damage path and then larger exit would would cause more physical "damage" plus causing more trauma therefore more shock, then one smaller entry wound and a series of small damage paths inside the cavity.
I know this is a never ending debate, but I wanted to throw in here. The concept of having to shoot opposing enemies numerous times with small light bullets bothers me. I personally want heavy and damagins as much as possible.
But, my preference is probably because of my personal inclination to be more defensive minded then offensive minded. Power and cover vs speed and number.
Axe