Posted: 9/10/2007 10:01:49 AM EDT
| If someone wanted to use a 44 mag for personal defense and wanted rapid expansion but was not overly concerned with over-penetration, what does the board like? |
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Any decent HP with a near-max load would fit your criteria nicely. I have used Nosler 240gn HPs on hogs, and they expand quite well. My current load is a Hornady 240gn XTP over H-110. Accuracy and velocity are good, though I have not harvested any wild hogs with it. |
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Thanks, guys. I've used plain ol' Remington (green & yellow box) 240gr soft and hollow points for years. The HP's are very impressive as they mushroom quickly and penetrate well. Most that I've recovered will easily cover a quarter and retain most of their weight. Howecer, they are also technology that's a few decades old by now. Oh well, I guess you don't fix what aint broke! BTW, my practice load is 7.6 grains of Unique with a 240 gr hardcast SWC. Very sweet...accurate and a pleasure to shoot. 
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