Formid. You either missed the point or were not looking.
Jordan stated it quite well that FPE has been used all wrong as a killing indicator.
THE point is E is essential (integral) to accomplish work !
Jerry
I get the "point" exactly. When people bring up "energy" they are focusing on a thing that tells them absolutely nothing. If knowing a bullet has a certain amount of "ft-lbs energy" won't tell me anything about what that bullet will do in tissue, why bring it up?
Yes, energy is a mathematical fact... It's also a useless number for anyone to focus on as it doesn't tell anyone a single thing about what that bullet will do in tissue.
However, knowing that "X" bullet at 1,700fps impact velocity will penetrate 21 inches, have a 1.5 inch neck length, have a max temporary cavity of 7.8 inches, a TC that is 11 inches long, with the max TC at 9 inches DOES tell you something.
Knowing the "ft-lbs energy" does not in anyway tell you the above.
Again, people that are ignorant of terminal ballistics talk "energy". People that understand wound ballistics talk "placement, depth, width, and shape".
