Ballistics – internal, external, and terminal – is a very misunderstood subject. I’ve been studying ballistics since before I killed my first deer. I understand the subject much better than I did then, but I’m still no ballistician. But I am an hillbilly, and hillbillies like to keep things simple. In almost every gun or hunting magazine we’ll see some reference to ballistics, …
I’ve been doing a lot of reading on handgun wounds and a lot of experts say velocity and the temporary stretch cavity do not contribute to wounding. I’m a simple man but if that were true, wouldn’t a .38 Special be just as deadly as a .357 Magnum?
Thanks to gun writers, shooters heads have been filled with a lot of ballistic bullshit when it comes to cartridges. Every month you can find a reference in the gun and hunting periodicals that deals with this cartridge or that cartridge not being suitable for certain game animals. It’s been that way for a long time and I’m going to lay the …
