Went shooting yesterday. 25yds with my 45. Used three styles of bullets. Ball, SWC and HP. Noticed the holes in the target, afterwards, something like this:
SWC = hole size to caliber +/-
Ball = hole size closed up to look like considerably lesser caliber
HP = about halfway between the other two.
That made me think about wound tracks and bullet shapes, (and the Taylor KO theory?)
Do the bullet shapes act in flesh as they do on paper/cardboard targets?
IIRC, the Taylor theory says use large caliber rounds with large meplats for optimum results. Flatter meplats cut more; damage more tissue.
Now, my rich imagination (some would say bordering on fantasy) makes the leap to the question: Wouldn't SWC's be the optimum defensive round? (I know that HP's expand to larger than caliber, but only when they DO, in fact, expand. And there is some contoversy over htat issue.)
In their favor is larger meplat. Increased accuracy. Same FPE at like velocity.
What about it, you guys who really know this stuff? Any studies or anecdotal evidence?
Thanks for your indulgence.
Walt
SWC = hole size to caliber +/-
Ball = hole size closed up to look like considerably lesser caliber
HP = about halfway between the other two.
That made me think about wound tracks and bullet shapes, (and the Taylor KO theory?)
Do the bullet shapes act in flesh as they do on paper/cardboard targets?
IIRC, the Taylor theory says use large caliber rounds with large meplats for optimum results. Flatter meplats cut more; damage more tissue.
Now, my rich imagination (some would say bordering on fantasy) makes the leap to the question: Wouldn't SWC's be the optimum defensive round? (I know that HP's expand to larger than caliber, but only when they DO, in fact, expand. And there is some contoversy over htat issue.)
In their favor is larger meplat. Increased accuracy. Same FPE at like velocity.
What about it, you guys who really know this stuff? Any studies or anecdotal evidence?
Thanks for your indulgence.
Walt