Well, forward vel, and lots of it, does do wonders. But just like the saying " Hell hath No Fury Like A Woman Scorned" , we shouldn't underestimate the rotational energy that 200,000 rpms can do. . much less 100,000. Fast spinning buls are like a woman scorned.
The armed forces did many, many tests during the development of the 22 cal before its adoption. One of the biggest issues was dealing with the fmj, small cal, small hole, but trying to figure out how to get more effectiveness. The Russians had MUCH better effectiveness with their 22, according to our intel/ reports about THEIR 'Afgan problem. Turns out they had a slower vel than ours, a much slower fps, but much faster twist and an internally "unstable" bullet, meaning that
inside their fmj the point was somewhat empty, giving a rearward cg. Smart buggers. The bullet tumbled after penetration, and the rpms, tho stabilizing the bullet for flight, did the opposite after tissue contact/ penetration. Imagine a 30,000 Dremel-bit gone amuck in a hole versus a 3,000 rpm drill bit in the same hole. The Dremel goes berserko during its de-stab. Ok, not a good analogy, but it does illustrate what high rpms can do, and a speeding bul is at a much faster rate then a Dremel. The higher rate of twist made hell break loose faster once the gyro got bumped, so to speak.
Like you mention tho, more forward vel is better, and really, without
lots of it a 22 cal is a like a gnat. . .noisy and mostly just bothersome. But high rpms, high speeds, varmints = 0.. . . . . .and well, more is better. Yeah, we want MORE.
