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    Quote Originally Posted by SlimySquirrel View Post
    Not sure, but isn't that the whole point with Hydrostatic shock? Nothing dies instantly unless you smack it in the head, even then it's brain dead but the heart is still pumping for a little while? I guess making a mess inside and still having the animal move would increase bleed out?

    The instant knockdown is preferable anyway and most animals that get hit that hard in the boiler room and get up don't make it far from my experience so I'm not sure if he's saying it's a good thing or bad?
    Wasn't questioning hydrostatic shock per say, more the reference to projectile diameter/velocity and its effect on HS. Just looking for evidence not opinion is all.

 

 

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