“Brush bucking is a myth”
Not really. I’m talking about a regular old 30-30 with hardware store 170 grain round nose rounds.
No he is right. Brush bucking is a total myth.
I once read of a thorough test using small wooden dowels. No round was even close to going straight after hitting one.
The big heavy bullets such as 45-70 didn’t do any better than the light fast ones. That is counter-intuitive but it is a fact.
To quote Cuck Hawks
“The hunter owes it to the game he hunts to try to shoot through gaps in the surrounding foliage, or to wait for a clear shot. No one should intentionally try to drive a bullet though brush to kill an animal on the far side.”
http://www.chuckhawks.com/woods_rifles.htm