Thread: Calibre / Velocity / Projectile vs Meat Wastage

What's the general consensus (if there is one) on the relationship between calibre, velocity, and projectile weight vs meat wastage?

Obviously with reloading you can change the variables such much calibre almost become irrelevant...so for this assume factory ammo only. Also assume a beginner so no neck shots.

Would it be correct to say, that generally for the same given energy, a higher speed / lower weight projectile will cause more meat loss than a lower speed higher weight projectile?
(Either due to damage or blood shot/ bruising)

Eg - (Using Barnul ballistics data)
7.62x39 125g - 2109ft/s & 1235ft/lbs @ 100
556 55g - 2717ft/s & 902ft/lbs @100
556 62g - 2567ft/s & 907ft/lbs @100
308 168g - 2537ft/s & 2401ft/lbs @100

Remington data
300 AAC 125g - 1977ft/s & 1084 @100
300 AAC 130g - 1824ft/s & 961 @100


What's going to reliably put the animal down, while minimising meat wastage?



(Sorry, this was supposed to be in the Hunting section, not Firearms )