Thread: Projectile performance

Originally Posted by TARGEX

No idea how refreshing it is to hear that a bullets job is to destroy & put an animal down as quickly as possible & if that's the case meat loss WILL happen.
Gets ridiculous as it's either a complaint about animals running off after being shot (Not good at all I agree!)
OR its complaining because of meat damage, I have noticed that if animals aren't killed quickly with a bit of meat loss it generally means the animal is still running & no meat at all is forthcoming. Then the poor thing dies slowly to know ones benefit.
It's impossible to make the perfect bullet to keep everyone happy
If you want absolute minimum meat loss though, its a case of go to big calibers, 44cal up & run heavy cast bullets in them at moderate velocities using soft bullet metal. They will give very good penetration & very little meat loss BUT forget about longer range flat trajectory.
Cant say I get excited about low meat loss if it means having to track wounded animals all through the bush before they go down.
Personally I like to hit them in the engine room & when picked up they make a sloshing noise like they are full of water as the bullet ruptures internally & turns heart & lungs into slush.
No tracking needed
I know there are always different opinions & that's fine but that is mine for what its worth.
Other BIG one is put the bullet where it should be put in the animal to start with.

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