Super Slow Motion Video Reveals Hunting Bullet Performance
Hunting season is coming soon in many parts of the nation. If you’re thinking about what bullets to use for your annual game hunt, you’ll find some VERY valuable information here. Federal has created an award-winning Bullet Breakdown Video (below) that demonstrates how various hunting bullets perform in ballistic gelatin. This and other videos are found on Federal Premium Ammunition’s YouTube Channel. The Bullet Breakdown Video features four bullet types used in Federal Ammo: Nosler Ballistic Tip; Sierra GameKing; Trophy Bonded Tip; and Barnes Triple-Shock X-Bullet.
NOTE: You may want to lower the video sound level before playback.
Federal’s high-resolution, slow-motion video-graphy helps demonstrate which loads are the best for specific uses. The ultra-slo-mo footage provides a detailed view of each bullet penetrating ballistic gelatin blocks. These blocks closely mimic animal tissue and clearly display performance characteristics.
“The Bullet Breakdown Video is a great tool for hunters trying to decide on ammunition type,” said Federal’s Jason Nash. “Properly preparing for the hunt is crucial-and not all bullets are made the same. The bullet is the one link between hunter and game and can be the difference between success and failure. This video helps show hunters how different bullet construction affects terminal performance[.]” For more info, visit www.FederalPremium.com.
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Excellent video, I found it very interesting, cheers for posting it.
One interesting factor is “secondary missile damage”.
If you punch a bullet through the shoulder (or other) bones, hundreds of little pieces of bone are blasted into other tissue. If that “other tissue” includes heart, lungs or liver, that beast is not going very far.
P. O. Acklet described this phenomenon decades ago. It still applies until further notice.
Another factor to consider is that at “up-close-and-personal ranges (less than 25 yards, the bullet is still precessing and has not settled down . The sudden transition from air to a somewhat denser medium WILL radically destabilize the bullet causing it ti enter “meat-space” at a different angle and sometimes start to “tumble” even as expansion starts; another reason for odd terminal ballistic behaviors.
Whacking feral pigs that have a thick coating of dried mud on the bullet impact area is another interesting situation.
Well-chosen bullet placement is still the key to minimiseng the effect of all these variables..
Practise!
Practise shooting from awkward positions. Practice “snap” shhtong, practice on “obscured” targets. A hundred round expended in practice is peanuts compared to losing a “poorly-shot” deer in the weeds or not even being sure you even hit one.
I’ve only ever bagged a couple of “hat-racks” in my lifetime; all were “surprise” encounters and a very short (less than 30 yards) range, (hence the “snap-shooting” practice.)
They generally don’t stand around while you “get your eye in”.