It may travel faster than the 06. Straighter? The 06 is very accurate and bigger bullets work better on moose.Rob W said:Thanks Riden. I understand that the 270WSM round travels faster and straighter than the 30-06....what I don't understand is how the bullet performs on impact. The WSM might carry more "energy" to the target at 200m, but what happens when a lighter bullet hits dense muscle and bone? Does it do less damage? Will it shatter a shoulder blade and still penetrate for a good kill shot on a big animal? Or does the extra mass of a 180 30-06 bullet do more damage and sustain energy longer thus a better chance of a clean kill? I'm kind of thinking of the two rounds like a sports bike vs a truck....the bike is going to get there quicker, but when it hits a brick wall it's going to bleed energy faster than the truck would, and do less damage to the wall? Am I wrong?
270WSM Adequate for Moose/Elk?
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Well said!
Rob W said:Thanks Riden. I understand that the 270WSM round travels faster and straighter than the 30-06....what I don't understand is how the bullet performs on impact. The WSM might carry more "energy" to the target at 200m, but what happens when a lighter bullet hits dense muscle and bone? Does it do less damage? Will it shatter a shoulder blade and still penetrate for a good kill shot on a big animal? Or does the extra mass of a 180 30-06 bullet do more damage and sustain energy longer thus a better chance of a clean kill? I'm kind of thinking of the two rounds like a sports bike vs a truck....the bike is going to get there quicker, but when it hits a brick wall it's going to bleed energy faster than the truck would, and do less damage to the wall? Am I wrong?
Depends on the construction of the bullet. If it is a conventional, it stands a good chance of separating and splintering...much like your cyclist! If that splatters onto the innards, its' effective. If you use a well constructed bullet, it hits the bone, smashing it, but because the bullet holds together, it carries on through. So, throw a snow ball at a pane of glass and compare what would happen when you throw a rock of equal weight. The snow ball breaks up, departing virtually no energy to the target, but the rock goes through the window. N'est-ce pas?
