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Originally Posted by chuck
Momentum and bullet construction in relation to velocity create holes long enough to reach vital organs. I can break a hip and reach the lungs with the right bullet with the right momentum. I can also have all the ft pounds in the world fail to carry a bullet through the shoulder of an elk.
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Yep. Everything Chuck has said in this thread is spot on.
Of course energy matters, since your bullet would be laying still on the ground without it, but it makes a lousy metric for killing effectiveness.
If you are capable of putting a bullet that has enough velocity to expand and penetrate, into the vitals, the animal is going down regardless of what legal caliber you're shooting. I've seen too many critters hit the turf with a shot from a .243 or similar, some at 500+ yards, to think otherwise.