Zak Smith
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To be fair, the terminal ballistics desired in a hunting round are somewhat different from the optimum anti-personnel terminal effects. I have this from a expert in the field...
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No.Does it have anything to do with the idea of wounding, instead of killing, and enemy soldier so that when another soldier steps in to rescue him, he too is removed from combat?
I am not a professional in this field (terminal ballistics) so I can't articulate as well as they can, but I've remembered a thing or two from talking to them. Don't mistake my arguments here for the authoritative explanation. With that kind of lame disclaimer--Can you describe any specifics or general reasons as to why that is Zak? I don't have any doubt that it is the case, but I'm definitely not an expert in the field and would like to learn more about the differences.
And it's perfectly acceptable for a hunting bullet to overpenetrate and for the hunter to rely upon 'bleed out' of a wounded game animal over time. When dealing with an armed adversary, I would probably prefer a more, ah, immediate effect.If you shoot a bullet that meets those optimal characteristics into a game animal, there is a good chance it will not give sufficient penetration, because of bone structures in the way of the vital organs and the different relative size of structures in the game animal.
For this 6.8 SPC vs 7.62x39 debate, I tend to see 5.56, 7.62x39 & 7.62x51 as covering the based pretty well. Even so, if the 6.8 SPC were to catch on, perform well, and become affordable, I might get rid of my 5.56 and my 7.62x39. I keep tryin' to simplify things down to "essentials".
115OTM or 110VMAX both have superior terminal effects over Mk262 at any range--It is less signifigant an improvement over the very new 77gr OTM Mk262 Mod 1 load. Infact, their trajectories are near identical, and both do exibhit good gelatin results, though the nod definately goes to the heavier 110gr OTM of the 6.8 at nearly the same velocity. The 6.8's 110gr OTM may also fragment furthur out than the 5.56's 77gr.