Agreed. Using the correct bullet is key. If slower out penetrates faster wouldn't the faster bullet eventually slow down and out penetrate itself?
When bullets are pushed faster than designed they tend to explode and fragment on impact and fail to penetrate. I have seen this happen many times. Especially with bullets made for long range shooting and are fired at thick skinned game as close range.
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Yep, I have seen very few true bullet failures, more often than not the bullet is doing exactly what it was designed to do, the shooter made a selection error.
