Hunting Bullet Metrics

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Table 1-1 — Bullet Field Wounding and Impact Energy Data

Hunting Bullet Metrics · 2023 Zebra Management Hunt

Table 1-1: Compiled Bullet Field Wounding and Impact Energy Data

Metric / ID Bullet Wt SD IE TBHV TBSTV
Z-7 WWC1 200 147 3034 19 211
Z-8 WWC1 200 154 3011 38 322
Z-9 WWC1 200 119 3134 96 450
Z-3 TSMK2 240 276 2927 72 437
Z-5 SPH3 220 151 2300 131 440

Metric Definitions

Wt
Bullet Weight, grains
SD
Shot Distance, yards
IE
Bullet Impact Energy, foot-pounds
TBHV
Total Bullet Hole Volume through both lungs and the heart, cubic inches
TBSTV
Total Bloodshot Tissue Volume through both lungs and the heart, cubic inches

Table 1-1 IDs

Z
Zebra

Table 1-1 Notes

1
30-caliber Woodleigh Weldcore Protected Point, hunting bullet with a bonded-lead core
2
30-caliber Tipped Sierra Match King (poly tip hand-installed), match bullet, cup-and-core, with a “thin” jacket and metallurgically “soft” jacket and core
3
30-caliber Sierra Pro Hunter, hunting bullet, cup-and-core, with a “thick” jacket and metallurgically “hard” jacket and core