Thread: Bullet shockwaves

Here on the forum there has been quite a bit of discussion lately regarding different projectiles, soft frangible vs harder bonded or locked types. I am in the bonded camp and bullet pass through. The following short vid has photography of high velocity and subsonic projectiles in flight and the shockwave they create. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPwdlEgLn5Q
Provided the animal is close enough to strike with good velocity, the pass - through actually does more damage than the blow to pieces type projectile where the shockwave dissipates. So in normal ranges it is the shockwave doing the damage (think 22-250 on rabbit) not the actual projectile. Subs are a different matter with very limited shockwave