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09-11-2016, 16:49 #21
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Re: Correct bullet for .44 hand gun hunting.
PRE64 @ 8m use the 300gr XTP
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09-11-2016, 16:59 #22
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Re: Correct bullet for .44 hand gun hunting.
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09-11-2016, 18:19 #23
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09-11-2016, 18:22 #24
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09-11-2016, 21:36 #25
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Re: Correct bullet for .44 hand gun hunting.
My guess, and it's just that, is that the penetration of the 300 XTP at 1250 fps will be very similar to your 245 SWC at 1360 fps. Since lead hardness etc. is a factor, you will have to test this empirically to be sure, but both should penetrate a medium-sized bushpig lenghwise. Even if they don't, a big pig should still be down for the count. The XTP, if it expands as intended, should cut a bigger hole. Shot placement and penetration are still more important than the size of the hole.
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09-11-2016, 21:45 #26
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Re: Correct bullet for .44 hand gun hunting.
I have used some 245gn CMJ's at 1200 fps in the field. Their performance did not impress me. I suspect their rounded edges cause less damage.
While it is true that the cast lead bullets deform on impact, this does not usually make them round. In my experience (at handgun velocities) they get little grooves that produce even more sharp edges. The noses also tend to wear away, leaving a shallow "V" nose profile, but still with a relatively sharp edge. I might still have a few recovered bullets somewhere. Unfortunately it will take some time to find and photograph them. The catch is, the recovered ones mostly encountered heavy bone, so they may not be representative of the average bullet, that tends to exit.
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09-11-2016, 22:40 #27
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Re: Correct bullet for .44 hand gun hunting.
Thanks...ja,shot placement shouldn"t be a problem.
I am quite good at 8m,using a rest..
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09-11-2016, 23:29 #28
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Re: Correct bullet for .44 hand gun hunting.
8 m does not beat that pig that thought you were dead and edible ?, the one that started sniffing your ear from behind you. Pre tells me he hears heavy breathing, but not at the bait, behind him. So he figures he will keep dead still as usual and the pigs will pass as usual and stop at the bait. Pig hunting = dead still - dead !. Thats what the pig thought he was, started sniffing his jacket then his ears. Though he never admits this part, I think thats where he lost his nerve and moved, he said its breath stank !!!!!!!!!!!!.
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09-11-2016, 23:31 #29
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Re: Correct bullet for .44 hand gun hunting.
This has been a very informative read, though I realize it his open to debate and actuality
https://beartoothbullets.com/tech_no...h_notes.htm/61
note the charts.
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10-11-2016, 08:50 #30
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