This recent thread on this police shooting reopened a contrast in my mind. http://api.viglink.com/api/click?fo...eo_capt.html&jsonp=vglnk_jsonp_13820928290106
In this video it is hard to determine when the perp was actually hit by the round shot from the officer and shows little effect on the perp even though it proved to be fatal. This once again raises the question to me of higher velocity vs heavier bullet weight. In hunting I have seemed to experience that while a heavier projectile will in many cases do more damage, a faster moving lower weight projectile will have a more incapacitating effect overall even if not a fatal shot. For me it brings to question the effects of the shock wave that reverberates through a target and it's ability to incapacitate the target either from psychological, or muscular response to the shock wave. It would seem from hunting experiences that the higher velocity rounds offer a longer span of immobilization after impact than the heavier, slower moving projectiles,even in cases where the heavier projectile does more damage. Namely the difference between a heart shot that drops vs a heart shot that runs 50yds. This video reignited this question for me. Would a faster moving projectile of a lighter bullet weight offer a longer period of immobilization after impact due to felt shock wave and greater perceived injury by the perp?
Let the firestorm of thoughts and opinions fly.
In this video it is hard to determine when the perp was actually hit by the round shot from the officer and shows little effect on the perp even though it proved to be fatal. This once again raises the question to me of higher velocity vs heavier bullet weight. In hunting I have seemed to experience that while a heavier projectile will in many cases do more damage, a faster moving lower weight projectile will have a more incapacitating effect overall even if not a fatal shot. For me it brings to question the effects of the shock wave that reverberates through a target and it's ability to incapacitate the target either from psychological, or muscular response to the shock wave. It would seem from hunting experiences that the higher velocity rounds offer a longer span of immobilization after impact than the heavier, slower moving projectiles,even in cases where the heavier projectile does more damage. Namely the difference between a heart shot that drops vs a heart shot that runs 50yds. This video reignited this question for me. Would a faster moving projectile of a lighter bullet weight offer a longer period of immobilization after impact due to felt shock wave and greater perceived injury by the perp?
Let the firestorm of thoughts and opinions fly.