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Originally Posted by Kurt505
A long bullet will have long pedals and open up wider, especially at high velocities. So a heavy for caliber bullet, with the right construction, will be long, have a high BC, and be designed to open wide on impact. It will have good penetration and leave a wide wound channel....... I think.
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Exactly, the right construction to fully expand with the velocity remaining at impact. As well, the petals have to be thick enough not to just fold over or break off. Bullet design is far more important than bullet diameter. Once again, you need to burn more powder to drive that heavier bullet at that higher velocity you speak of, and that results in more recoil being produced.
The bottom line, is that just because one person is using a larger diameter bullet, does not guarantee that there will be a larger hole left in the animal as was previously posted.