Expansion VS Penetration explained.

[gooberchoober]

First, lets start with penetration bullets, polymer. (will be referred as "pen")
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Pen means the bullet does less damage in terms of bleed rate, but a much higher chance to hit more organs. Pen will pierce bone exponentially better than soft point, pen is self explanatory, it has a higher chance of killing an animal with a vital hit, but animals wont bleed that much with a non-vital/not instant kill shot.

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Now, expansion bullets (soft point)

Expansion bullets generally are for bleeding damage, soft-point expands when it strikes, making a bigger wound, causing a much higher bleed rate. Say, if you were hunting bison with a 7MM magnum rifle, and you aren't confident on getting a vital hit, you should use soft-point, because single organ vital (literally any organ except for the bones alone) will bleed much more, it goes up one step.

Bleed rate:
Very Low = Low. | Low = Medium. | Medium= High. | High= Very High (all higher figures are with soft point over polymer tip.)
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Revision:
Polymer tips penetrate more, and will go through bone easier, use if you have good accuracy, and are confident that you can get a vital shot (lungs, heart, spine, middle neck)

Soft-Point bullets are less likely to penetrate bone, and harder to get a double lung shot from the side, however they will have a higher bleed rate, due to the bullet expanding and leaving a major wound.
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All information is my opinion, and is written from my person experience with this game (been playing for 4.5 months on the xbox one) bye -Time

[Nite69]

I choose the guns ammo that have the best balance on both, right now the .45-70 and .270 is my favorite

[Zourin]

Low penetration rounds will often sell you short if you have a shot that's more or less on point for an instant (or even fast) kill. It's been my experience that low penetration rounds rarely cause more than a flesh wound unless shot through the upper neck or an absolutely perfect single lung shot.

Anywhere else, you've probably got a disappointing flesh wound that's lodged somewhere between you and a vital organ.

[gooberchoober]

Originally posted by =EGC= _Nite_:

I choose the guns ammo that have the best balance on both, right now the .45-70 and .270 is my favorite

I use a .223 and a 7MM. Good loadout because the 7MM wil give 100% integrity for class 3 and class 4, and it has amazing stopping power, i can take down a bison in one hit with the 7MM like WOW. and the .223 because it gives 100% integrity on *everything*, fast chambering speed, large clip, ect.

[RamMack]

I just wish they would have made the ammo more realistic with rl rounds. Poly tipped ammo is a hollow point bullet with a poly insert. These are not penetration rounds, they are rapid expansion. Soft point will penetrate more than a poly tip. So their roles are really reversed.
What we really need is a whole new set of ammo that is more in line with what is available on the market in rl.

[Zourin]

Originally posted by Time.:

Originally posted by =EGC= _Nite_:

I choose the guns ammo that have the best balance on both, right now the .45-70 and .270 is my favorite

I use a .223 and a 7MM. Good loadout because the 7MM wil give 100% integrity for class 3 and class 4, and it has amazing stopping power, i can take down a bison in one hit with the 7MM like WOW. and the .223 because it gives 100% integrity on *everything*, fast chambering speed, large clip, ect.

I'm a fan of the .270, but even I know that nothing holds a candle in this game to the 7mm rounds. I usually have a .270 and a bow, although I've been toting the .357 and shotgun around more often trying to build up some points for them.

[yogisgoat]

7mm is great for range shooting but if you like to work in close I would go with the .454. It's lighter than the 7mm, has incredible stopping power and you can shoot a moose twice and still get 100% integrity. Nice when hunting for diamonds.