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I did some terminal ballistics testing with a subsonic 7.62x39 and got quite different results. My test media was wet phonebooks.
I found that even a light 150gr subsonic is capable of incredible penetration. The bullet went through 16" of soaking wet paper and then exited the bottom of the bucket and disappeared into the dirt.
The nice thing about wet paper is you can see the entirety of the wound channel. The bullet's would make nice round holes in the bottom of the bucket meaning they were not tumbling at all.
IMO watermellon isn't a great test media cause the inside is very soft, much softer than flesh yet the outside is quite stiff yet brittle. So they tend to mush and then split much more easily than flesh would.
I realize there are people on this board with actual live animal experience using subsonics but I guess what I am saying is that subsonics can be unpredictable. They may do some damage or they may just poke a hole in the animal.
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