Is the volume or velocity of the bullet the deciding factor?

There is one problem that many people have to wonder when they think about bullets: Light bullets but faster and heavier bullets, which is better?

Light bullets but fast flying and heavier bullets, slower flying, which is better?

The American guy, Demolition Ranch's videoblog owner, tried to find the answer to this question by shooting and comparing the same type of ammunition but with different masses .500 S & W Magnum : 350 grain (22.6g), initial speed of 1912 fps (582m / s) and 700 grain (45g), top speed of 1200 fps (365m / s).

Light bullets but fast flying and heavier bullets, slower flying, which is better?

The result is the opposite.The bullet has a small volume, but the large velocity penetrates deeper into different materials, while the heavier bullet has poor penetration, in return it generates large energy when impacted and easily destroys items. pepper.

Thus, a light bullet that quickly flies will be more likely to penetrate bulletproof armor, while a heavy bullet will be difficult to penetrate through armor but cause serious injury to the wearer.

Bullets .500 S & W Magnum are the most powerful pistol bullets in the world among commercially produced bullets.

Bullets .500 S & W Magnum are the most powerful pistol bullets in the world among commercially produced bullets. It has a diameter of 12.7mm, and the weight - from 17.8g to 45g. For comparison purposes, we should know the average mass of smooth-shot shotgun bullets of size 12 is 32 grams with 18.7mm bullet diameter, and AK submachine gun ammunition has a diameter of 7.85mm and weighs only 7.9g.

The girl struggled to use .500 S & W Magnum.