Impulse vs Fnet relation to damage?

[mrneuro]

what does more damage an object w/ a high acceleration or a greater momentum

i was watching one of my favorite tv shows "Justified" and i started to wonder would a bullet moving at a greater acceleration hence greater force (F=ma) inflict more damage or would a bullet w/ a greater velocity, hence momentum (p) and impulse (Δp=Favgt)

im pretty sure the bullet will have the greatest acceleration as it leaves a gun
what about Δp?

and so i guess my question is does impulse generate more damage or is it more Newtonian in that a greater acceleration impacts more damage

obviously m of bullet is same

So i guess my question is F=ma vs Δp (Favgt) which does more damage in terms of a bullet

this has been bothering me for about a week now and i can't seem to convince myself one or the other because I am pretty sure Fnet has an impact on Favg but then i tell myself the max acceleration leads max velocity

HELP

 

[tiny-tim]

welcome to pf!

hi mrneuro! welcome to pf!

a bullet stops accelerating as soon as it leaves the gun …

from then on, it's slowing down …

the damage is caused by the momentum, and by the way the bullet deforms

 

[mrneuro]

thanks!

sorry but one more question would a bullet at maximal velocity say 30 m from the bullet tip cause more damage

or a bullet just exiting the gun?

i guess I am asking what is the reference for p initial for the Δp calculation?

 

[tiny-tim]

i guess I am asking what is the reference for p initial for the Δp calculation?

p initial is the momentum immediately before it hits the target (and p final is 0)

 

[mrneuro]

p initial is the momentum immediately before it hits the target (and p final is 0)

Sweet thanks!

so greatest impulse wil be found at max velocity