inthedark Posted April 3, 2011 Report Share Posted April 3, 2011 A good friend of mine keeps telling me there's only one variety of dead. Having seen that pic, I'm not convinced! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highseas Posted April 3, 2011 Report Share Posted April 3, 2011 Always good to see another blackie hit the deck and boy has that one hit the deck! and the mast,, rigging and most fo the surrounding area! splat factor rings a bell hear! "keep your joints lose your points" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durham-laddie Posted April 9, 2011 Report Share Posted April 9, 2011 Think again. The venerable .50 does a wee bit more than 'just' put a hole through you. " PaulABF "A man here who speaketh the truth. The .50 round will do that with ease Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caeser Posted April 9, 2011 Report Share Posted April 9, 2011 Velocity is a major contribution towards the damage. Look at .22 pellet against .17hmr. Not too much in the weight, but the difference in velocity is phenomenal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underdog Posted April 9, 2011 Report Share Posted April 9, 2011 I use 110grn v-max in my 308 and get the same result however this one stayed in tact except for being completly hollow! Underdog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MM Posted April 9, 2011 Report Share Posted April 9, 2011 A 125 grain slug weighs 8.09987 gramms A crow weighs 510 gramms (SO IT SAYS HERE http://blx1.bto.org/birdfacts/results/bob15671.htm) So the bullet is 1.588% of the weight of the crow. So a 15 stone man weighs 95.2543 kg So 1.588% of 95.2543 is 1.51 kg So you would need a bulet with a weight of 23302.828 grains/1.51kg to mimic the damage (roughly) Max 50 caliber bullet weight 800 grains a 20 mm cannon has a 100 gram projectile The nearest ammunition would be a high explosive 51mm mortar, very nice but a ting bit bigger than a 50 cal So 1.588% of 95.2543 is 1.51 kg So you would need a bulet with a weight of 23302.828 grains/1.51kg to mimic the damage (roughly) a 20 mm cannon has a 100 gram projectile best get the tape out then and bodge 15 together good shooting I dunno - it is very dependent on whether it hits soft tissue/blood or bone and in what sequence. As well as the nature of the head. Although of course a bigger cal carries more energy - I've shot a pigeon with .308 and it zipped right through. If you were so inclined there are rather nasty images of some .50 injuries that are almost as spectacular as that crow about. And you lot have girlfriends, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Duncan Posted April 9, 2011 Report Share Posted April 9, 2011 You shouldnt need to put a hole in your girlfriend - the useful ones should already be there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKPoacher Posted April 10, 2011 Report Share Posted April 10, 2011 I was out very early this morning with the .308. After a complete none event of a morning, I was about to leave the shoot, and a crow landed 90 yards away. :look: I was surprised at what the 125grn Sierra did at that range. :blink: The crow was probably less impressed, as it was spread over six metres of field. That's put an end to the 'chest shots don't kill' argument Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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