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<blockquote data-quote="liltank" data-source="post: 452220" data-attributes="member: 13275"><p>I'm going to have to go with bullet selection. For that kind of distance a softer point bullet would have been the appropriate medicine. If you would have used a Sierra 215 GK or Hornady 225 SST your results would have been dramatically different. The bullet would have opened up as prescribed and did it's job. Bullet selection for a particular hunting style is paramount. </p><p></p><p>If you were using the SMK's, the chances are that velocity was entirely to high at that distance just penciling through. Should they be running around the 2650 to 2700 fps mark from the muzzle, chance are you would have seen a different result as well. Don't know, but physics are coming into play here that I don't truly understand. An old gun smith said you can practically make any bullet to pierce armor to some extent given enough velocity. </p><p></p><p>I remember being enamored by the .257 Weatherby Mag at one point. The reason was due its ability to cut through bullet proof glass with little to no deflection compared to the 308 w/ a 165 SMK (old info at the time). The result of this test just proved that speed was king to accomplishing punishing penetration, but at longer range it would have behaved just like a normal hunting bullet. Hope this makes sense. </p><p></p><p>Frontal area is important, but velocity should be worked into this equation as well. If you ever pay attention to the ballistics of the big dangerous game rifles, velocity is none to impressive. It is a softball being shot from a rubber band vs. a golf ball from a tiger woods driver. The softball will knock the target over, the golf ball will pass through. Which has more damage, both have required results for the acting application.</p><p></p><p>Tank</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="liltank, post: 452220, member: 13275"] I'm going to have to go with bullet selection. For that kind of distance a softer point bullet would have been the appropriate medicine. If you would have used a Sierra 215 GK or Hornady 225 SST your results would have been dramatically different. The bullet would have opened up as prescribed and did it's job. Bullet selection for a particular hunting style is paramount. If you were using the SMK's, the chances are that velocity was entirely to high at that distance just penciling through. Should they be running around the 2650 to 2700 fps mark from the muzzle, chance are you would have seen a different result as well. Don't know, but physics are coming into play here that I don't truly understand. An old gun smith said you can practically make any bullet to pierce armor to some extent given enough velocity. I remember being enamored by the .257 Weatherby Mag at one point. The reason was due its ability to cut through bullet proof glass with little to no deflection compared to the 308 w/ a 165 SMK (old info at the time). The result of this test just proved that speed was king to accomplishing punishing penetration, but at longer range it would have behaved just like a normal hunting bullet. Hope this makes sense. Frontal area is important, but velocity should be worked into this equation as well. If you ever pay attention to the ballistics of the big dangerous game rifles, velocity is none to impressive. It is a softball being shot from a rubber band vs. a golf ball from a tiger woods driver. The softball will knock the target over, the golf ball will pass through. Which has more damage, both have required results for the acting application. Tank [/QUOTE]
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