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Originally Posted by elkhunter11
Don't get sidetracked with the energy kills theory, the animals die because of blood loss . Yes a larger wound channel results in more blood loss, but if the bullet blows up on a shoulder, and doesn't make it to the vitals, the wound may result in a lost animal. I choose a bullet that will perform in the worst case scenario, because you don't always get the perfect broadside. The previous poster is correct, the long range hunting programs are nothing more than infomercials, designed to sell the sponsor's products, so of course they are going to make their sponsor's products appear to be superior.
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. Energy definitely kills. You ever hear of hydrostatic shock? central nervous system? If we go by your theory, we'd all be shooting FMJ bullets. If your bullet blows up on a shoulder you are using too light of a bullet for that animal. That's it. The "long range program" mentioned, Applied Ballistics, is the most scientifically based shooting program in the world. This isn't an infomercial. Litz uses berger because of their superiority in the long range game. They also kill. Berger developed their 'target' bullet just for that, extreme accuracy and performance on paper at long ranges. It was these competition shooters who also hunted that started trying them on animals. Mainly elk at first. It was these well trained shooters who explained to berger that their bullets are fine hunting bullets. I would caution the use of berger bullets for guys who cant shoot very well, who have trouble making first round hits due to poor equipment, and/or don't wait for the right moment to take a shot. An Animal that drops on the spot is much prefered to an animal that runs but leaves a good blood trail. Better meat quality overall. Fortunately, berger bullets are mostly reserved to the reloaders and they have more time behind the gun and know what they are capable of.