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Ballistics 201: Introducing a New Way of Thinking About Terminal Effectiveness – The Energy Budget

Posted July 17, 2016 in Ammunition, Other Gear & Gadgets, Pistols, Rifles by Nathaniel F with 37 Comments

Since we know that gunshot wounds follow physical laws – Newtonian mechanics, specifically – we can use physical quantities to describe what happens to a bullet when it enters a fleshy target. In a previous post, we were introduced to three physical [Read More…]

Ballistics 201: Introducing a New Way of Thinking About Terminal Effectiveness – Force, Energy, and Work

Posted July 16, 2016 in Ammunition, Other Gear & Gadgets by Nathaniel F with 65 Comments

One of the primary focuses of my study of modern small arms has been that of their terminal effectiveness, i.e. their “lethality” or “wounding”, although neither of these latter terms are exactly correct. Over the past several years, I have [Read More…]