I talk a lot about picking a bullet that will penetrate to and through the vitals from any reasonable

shot angle, folks, and some angles that are a bit unreasonable. But how do you know what a bullet can or a can't do? It's all about

the construction folks and that's our topic of the day. Understanding hunting bullet construction and how to predict penetrating

capability and wound channel potential.

Before diving in, let's go to an interesting listener's question that I recently received that

kind of applies to this. This is from a chap that we'll call Steve who's been a

longtime listener and a very good friend to the podcast. His question was inspired by two episodes, the

recent one comparing the 375 H&H cartridge with the 375 Ruger and an older

episode that extols the virtues of the 338 rum, Remington Ultra Mag.

Steve wrote going back to your podcast in how you chose the 338 rum for your 38 cartridge cartridge, I think I remember you saying the

ballistics were very close to that of the 375. Now that you've done a full

episode on the 375

versus the 375 Ruger, I'm wondering

if any of your research for that episode

or if in talking with Gunnworks has brought to light

any new data. He continues, I understand it depends a bit on

what you're shooting and at what distance and with what particular bullet. If I can narrow the field, Steve says,

the 338 rum with a Barnes, 250 grain LRX

compared to the 375 Ruger with the Barnes bullet of my choosing to maximize

distance as well as Estes sectional density the parameters for an all-around

choice for any dangerous game with the exception of elephant and rhino.

Pretty savvy exclusion there.

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