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Vipa, localised high pressure induces strain that results in maceration of soft tissue and shattering of bones (a bullet has to pass very close to bone to break it) - but this is local to the passage of the bullet. It is caused by direct conversion of pressure to stress in the tissue (same...

Its a pressure wave created by the dynamic pressure of the projectile's passage. The matter regarding the use of the word "shock" is mostly about semantics, but I will add this: even if it truly were a shock wave, it would not cause any more damage. We hear the word shock used a lot in various...

This thread is almost two years old, but since it is still active and my material is being impeached so vehemently I thought I would rebut. Gitano states: "You can't have "cavitation", and not have a "shock wave"..." This is an incorrect assertion. In fact, cavitation occurs very often in...