05-27-2011, 11:08 PM
Stan, keep in mind that the "very early, ideal (1") yaw" is the pet theory of a certain individual, or of a certain school of thought.
Early yaw was favored by those thinking we'd be using fragmenting bullets on thin-bodied adversaries in civilian clothing. All well and good. . . .
But it's a trade-off. What happens when an early-yaw bullet must pass through 1" of gear or clothing? I could foresee a situation whereby penetration is negatively affected by too early yaw and/or fragmentation.
Those basing projectile performance conclusions on one gel-test photo, rather than a statistically valid sample of many, many shots, are serious amateurs whose conclusions are probably as sloppy as their methodology.
John
Early yaw was favored by those thinking we'd be using fragmenting bullets on thin-bodied adversaries in civilian clothing. All well and good. . . .
But it's a trade-off. What happens when an early-yaw bullet must pass through 1" of gear or clothing? I could foresee a situation whereby penetration is negatively affected by too early yaw and/or fragmentation.
Those basing projectile performance conclusions on one gel-test photo, rather than a statistically valid sample of many, many shots, are serious amateurs whose conclusions are probably as sloppy as their methodology.
John