|
A very important factor in long range bullet performance - on game or varmints - is bullet velocity on impact. All bullets require a minimum velocity to expand properly, and it does little good to have a heavier bullet land on target with more "energy" but fail to expand. A faster bullet with less energy may kill better. Ballistic program junkies should remember that energy doesn't kill - damage caused by the bullet does. Heavy, tough bullets may be the ticket at closer ranges, but as the range increases bullet impact velocity is a deciding factor, or should be.
Also, depending one where you hunt varmints, a heavy tough bullet will ricochet badly and increase the risk of property or life damage. A lightly-constructed bullet will usually come apart and/or not ricochet far, making it a safer bullet to use.
|