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Originally Posted by Topspinmo
High powered ammunition usually goes straight through unless hits something solid like bone which causes it to shred off course or The projectile been modified to spread out. We’re lower powered ammo tends to bounce around inside body when it hits hard mass.
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Depends on the velocity and construction of the bullet, soft point/hollow point are designed to expand in soft flesh, a rifle generally has a much higher velocity that has a very high rotational rate ,high centrifugal force, hollow point/soft point in soft tissue, that is mostly water that doesn't compress causes the mushrooming effect, that effectively increases the caliber, transferring more energy to the target, the shock wave produced, (miscalled exploding ) propagates rupturing cell structure, I have seen people shot in the head with .22 where the bullet skinned around the persons head, heard of the same thing happening with a solid lead .38 sp