Is there any difference in straight penetration between various calibers?Of course we would be comparing bullets of similar design and sectional density.
The reason I ask is because I feel like I need a medium bore to hunt moose and elk with. My feeling is, when confronted by heavy bone and less desirable angles, a heavy bullet will drive straighter.
On the other hand, I haven’t really been able to verify this. I have lost an elk early in my hunting career by taking a quartering on shot with a 7mm 160 gr bullet. The bullet deflected catching only one lung. I’ve since changed to a bigger caliber for moose and elk with premium bullets ( triple shock)
Now that I’m getting older, I just don’t shoot the larger caliber as well anymore. Just wondering if I can get by with smaller. I feel that although there is not as much weight driving in the straight line, the smaller caliber would not have as much bone to displace and keep going in the straight line.
I just don’t know for sure.
Last edited by akaSawDoctor; 05/03/20.
