Hunting Bullet Metrics
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Hunting Bullet Metrics · 2023 Zebra Management Hunt Report
Table 6: Compiled 240 TSMK Retained Bullet and Penetration Metrics
| Metric / ID | IV | SA | Pen | BEA | BT | Bones Breached | WR | ER | Def |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gel | 2430 | NA | 20-1/2 | NA | N | NA | 59 | 1.83 | 59 |
| Z-3 | 2345 | B | >19 | Y | Y | NSS, 2NSR, 1FSR | -- | -- | -- |
| Z-4 | 2300 | B | >4-1/2 | Y | N | NV | -- | -- | -- |
| BWB | 2350 | B | >15-1/2 | Y | N | 1NSR, 1FSR | 171 | -- | -- |
Metric Definitions
- IV
- Impact Velocity, fps
- SA
- Shot Angle
- Pen
- Penetration, in
- BEA
- Bullet Exited Animal
- BT
- Bullet Tumbled
- WR
- Weight Retained, %
- ER
- Expansion Ratio
- Def
- Deformation, %
Table 6 IDs
- Gel
- 20% Synthetic Gel
- Z
- Zebra
- BWB
- Black Wildebeest
Table 6 Notes
- NA
- Not Applicable
- B
- Broadside
- RQ
- Rear Quartering
- FQ
- Front Quartering
- NSS
- Near-Side Shoulder Scapula
- NSR
- Near-Side Rib
- FSR
- Far-Side Rib
- NV
- Neck Vertebrae
- Y
- Yes
- --
- No Data
- >
- Greater Than
- 1
- Jacket only. Core exited.