Mitch Kukson is an R&D Engineer for Barnes Bullets, which is a fancy way to say that Mitch is a bullet design expert and essentially a ballistics scientist. Needless to say, he is way smarter than I am and brings a level of expertise to the show that we've never done before.
In this episode, we talk about Mitch's recent mountain lion and elk hunts, different bullet designs for different scenarios, ballistics, copper versus lead ammo, how copper bullets impact an animal, and much more! Mitch joined me at The Western Hunt Expo for this chat and this is the perfect episode for those of us that like to geek out on ammo. Mitch is a powerhouse of information and data on this topic, enjoy!
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