Hydrostatic Shock = Stopping Power 19 www.BulletproofDefenseDVD.com The truth is the bullet expands, CREATING a hydrostatic shock wave, and the TSC that results from that shock wave damages organs and tissue that are never touched by the bullet itself. The mushrooming is caused by the presence of the shockwave. It's a symptom, not the cause, of better stopping power. The two are related, however, because if the bullet could not expand, not much TSC would be created, and less stopping power would be the result. The TSC shock wave can rupture organs and arteries within the zone of its destructive power. The bullet doesn't have to touch a specific part of the body, then, to cause that part of the body to be damaged or destroyed. Optimum Stopping Power Ideally, an expanding bullet achieves maximum expansion at a depth in the body that will disrupt major organs, which is what helps to cause an "instant" stop. Said another way, if your expanding bullet creates the most hydrostatic shock far enough into the body that it damages the body's major organs, that is what causes your attacker to drop. His organs suddenly don't work. He's been dealt serious bodily harm. There's a problem here, though, and you can probably tell what that is. People aren't all the same size. Their major organs don't... er... live at the same depth from person to person. An average person might be stopped by a bullet whose maximum TSC is reached at a depth of three inches.
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