So I got to thinking about how much real difference there is between the two on game.
Opinions on such can often be more subjective than objective-
If you had a blind test where observers witnessed a pile of game being shot with .270 and another pile with .308NM
(but were not made aware of which cartridge made which kill) I tend to doubt people could tell the difference just by
how far an animal moved or how long it took to drop.
From time to time a similar kind of debate comes up concerning DG calibre effectiveness, people insisting .458 or .470
is superior to .416, or .416 superior to .375..or, 375 superior to .338 (one argument being a larger cal. allows more margin
for shot error). But each time I have asked what 'margin of error' a larger calibre allows, nobody seem able to quantify it
for each calibre concerned. Maybe someone has a whizzbang concept or formula to add to to these other entertaining ones..
TKO formula
Stopping Power
Knock Down Power
Threshold of Wounding Potential based on Kinetic Energy
Optimal Game Weight (OGW) Formula
Hydrostatic Shock
Lethal Index Formula
