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Originally Posted by Verjigorm
I am also very hesitant about anything that relies too much on the temporary cavity rupturing the body. I am a disciple of Martin Fackler, however.
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Fackler actually discusses this in one of his papers, and notes that if the temporary cavity is large enough to exceed the elasticity of the internal or containging tissue, terrible things can result. But only in that case (or in the case of fragments lowering elasticity artificially), and otherwise the temporary cavity can only disrupt by pushing up against nerve clusters.
The most famous cases of the "exploding body" observation tend to be prairie dogs hit by rounds like the .220 swift (4,000 fps). The body can't contain the cavity, and splorch.