[billy]

i wonder what kind of penetration a 250 gr. lead semiwadcutter @ 727 fps. would get?
those are my fave cowboy loads and they seem like they would pack a wallop!

@ 70 yds. they knock the pi$$ out of a metal pig!

[mitch_mckee]

Quote:       Originally Posted by billy

i wonder what kind of penetration a 250 gr. lead semiwadcutter @ 727 fps. would get? those are my fave cowboy loads and they seem like they would pack a wallop! @ 70 yds. they knock the pi$$ out of a metal pig!

This as close as I can get you:

The Box O' Truth #28 - Cowboy Pistols and The Box O' Truth - Page 1

[billy]

That's 36 inches of water (18 inches of BG) and a board. It was still moving as it left the Box, mad as a hornet.

I believe we can mark that one down as "Good Penetration".

my loads are 173 fps slower than those they used on TBOT
but the same bullet

[mitch_mckee]

Quote:       Originally Posted by billy

That's 36 inches of water (18 inches of BG) and a board. It was still moving as it left the Box, mad as a hornet. I believe we can mark that one down as "Good Penetration". my loads are 173 fps slower than those they used on TBOT but the same bullet

Yep. Most powerful handgun of it's day.

[billy]

i was curious how it would be as a home defense load.

[mitch_mckee]

Quote:       Originally Posted by billy

i was curious how it would be as a home defense load.

I figure that you are getting about 320 ft lbs at the muzzy. Thats quite adequate for urban zombies. That puts in in the .45 ACP class.

[AKHunter]

Nice bit of info there !

[rdale501]

Billy, I don't know if you know about Oregon Trail Bullet Company or not. They make Laser Cast Bullets..I use these in my .41 mag. I think they have a high silver content, anyway a guy at the local gun shop says they have about the best pennatration out there. They are really accurate and don't cost a lot. Last time I checked I think they were about $30 for 500. I know they have gone up since then, everything else has. They have a web site, it you do a search their name will come up. They will also send you all of the reloading info they have if you request it.

[billy]

i will look .
thanks for the tip!

70 bucks for 500 .
i will pass on that

[runfiverun]

billy that load is just behind the acp
remember that casting thing? lol

[billy]

yeah the casting i refuse to do?
no i havent forgotten it.
you are welcome to keep trying !

i would rather spend that time working and buying nice bullets with the money.

in 2 hours of work i can buy 1000 bullets.
so it just isnt cost effective for me.