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Old 12-04-2018, 03:19 PM
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Originally Posted by AndrewM View Post
Yes sorry I had that backwards. But I imagine it can only expand so much and the frontal area is relatively consistent.
As I posted, the expansion can be so extreme, that the petals are folded flush against the shank, or they can break off, resulting in less frontal area with more impact velocity. I have used the TTSX which was the bullet Kurt specified, for many years, and both of these situations have occurred. That is why there is no way to provide an accurate answer to the question.
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