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Small calibers V&S Big bores

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28 January 2003, 09:57
Overkill
Small calibers V&S Big bores
I have just been calculating different calibers front area of the bullet.

Caliber .264 (Swedish 6,5 x 55) have a front area nubmber of *33*

Caliber .300 (300 win) have a front area number of *45,5*

Caliber .338 (338 win) have a front area number of *58*

Caliber .375 (375 H&H) have a front area number of *70*

Caliber .416 (416 rem) have a front area number of *86*

Caliber .458 (458 win) have a front area number of *105*

Caliber .577 (577 nitro) will have a front area number of *169*

Caliber .600 (600 OVERKILL) will have a front area nubmer of *191*

Caliber .700 (700nitro) will have a front area number of *245*

Caliber ? (4-Bore) Will have a front area number of *490*

Caliber .375 H&H will do 2 times as big wound channels than caliber .264 (swedish 6,5 x 55) Now I understand how a .375 H&H can be so much more effective on swedish moose than the 6,5 x 55. I have been calculating only the bullet diameter before. Then the it is not much different between the 6,5x55 and .375 H&H "9,5 mm v&s 6,5 mm" There is just 3 mm different BUT the .375 H&H is still going to make a 2 times bigger hole than the 6,5 x 55. If you only calculate the bullet diameter it is not as much different as if you are calculating the real wound diameters.

Hmm I have nothing do do right now so we can take the expanded front area of bullets to.

If a .264 caliber bullet expand to 2 times its diameter then the wound will be 4 times bigger than the orginal diameter. .264 + .264 = 528 It will make a little bigger hole than a .510 caliber bullet.

Then if a .375 caliber bullet expand to 2 times its orginal diameter. .375 + .375 = 750 It will make a bigger hole than a caliber .700 solid bullet.

Now we take a big one. If caliber .600 (600 Overkill) expand to 2 times it orginal diameter .600 + .600 = 1200 A much bigger hole than a .4-Bore can make.

I just so fun now when I know how much different there is between different calibers. I think that this is the reason why a big bore kill a animal much faster than a smaller one. It is just the wounds not ENERGY.

Any one that agree???
28 January 2003, 02:46
Flip
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