Originally Posted by PJGunner
Originally Posted by rickt300
Wow a thread ressurected from 2008!


Just further proof there is life after death. grin I think some threads need to be restored from time to time. The potential change in thought twixt now and ten years ago can be enlightening.

No one mentioned this but shortly before his passing, Finn Aagaard did an article on shooting deer with a 220 gr. bullet, the Sierra RN IIRC. Picture of the exit wound was a lot larger than I would have expected from such a heavy bullet in the 30-06.
Paul B.


Yup, High SD topic, for sure wink

that 220 RN that Finn A used, was most likely Cup'n Core construction where heavier is better for penetration. And mushrooming with sufficient remaining velocity.

The more modern Mono-Metals & Hybrids like lots of velocity on the other hand. Being less dense, they don't need so much SD to be effective ballistically.

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