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The soft point cutting edge? What in tarnation is that? Some kind of bullet that unfurls knives while it plummets through flesh? It is not. But that doesn’t mean it’ll do a pronghorn or whitetail any favors.
This round’s 180 grain projectile has a tubular body, which abruptly transitions to a sloping nose profile toward its tip. The transition point juts out like a shelf. That is the “cutting edge,” which acts similarly to the shoulder of a semi-wadcutter on impact. It tears open a wider entry wound than a traditional secant or tangent ogive bullet’s profile would allow, which translates to more damage to the quarry.
The bullet’s soft point doesn’t make things any easier on the quarry. The force of impact mashes it down and mushrooms it out to accelerate energy transfer, widen wound channel diameter, and “convince” the quarry to stay planted right where it was shot.
The SPCE’s profile isn’t the most aerodynamic out there. That’s why its G1 BC is a little low at 0.353 (for context, a 180 grain InterLock SP’s G1 BC is 0.452). Even so, you’ll still be able to plow more than 1,550 ft lbs of kinetic energy into a 600-yard target (assuming your barrel is as long or longer than S&B’s 23-1/2” test barrel).
This round’s 180 grain projectile has a tubular body, which abruptly transitions to a sloping nose profile toward its tip. The transition point juts out like a shelf. That is the “cutting edge,” which acts similarly to the shoulder of a semi-wadcutter on impact. It tears open a wider entry wound than a traditional secant or tangent ogive bullet’s profile would allow, which translates to more damage to the quarry.
The bullet’s soft point doesn’t make things any easier on the quarry. The force of impact mashes it down and mushrooms it out to accelerate energy transfer, widen wound channel diameter, and “convince” the quarry to stay planted right where it was shot.
The SPCE’s profile isn’t the most aerodynamic out there. That’s why its G1 BC is a little low at 0.353 (for context, a 180 grain InterLock SP’s G1 BC is 0.452). Even so, you’ll still be able to plow more than 1,550 ft lbs of kinetic energy into a 600-yard target (assuming your barrel is as long or longer than S&B’s 23-1/2” test barrel).
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